I Enter Ronaldo Head – Manager Yarn As Portugal Star Chop Red Card

For di middle of di match wahala, Ronaldo make sure say e join Thierry Henry as one of Irish football big pantomime villain dem. With Portugal dey lose 2-0 to Troy Parrott first-half double, Ronaldo clash with Dara O’Shea for Irish penalty area around di 60th minute. As e dey wait cross, di 40-year-old push im elbow for O’Shea back, make di Ipswich defender land for ground, and Irish players plus fans for Aviva Stadium vex well well. Referee Glenn Nyberg first show Ronaldo yellow card, but after video assistant referee check di incident for pitch-side monitor, di Swedish referee come give am red. Ronaldo, wey frustration don dey catch am up till dat point, no gree quietly accept punishment, e clap sarcastically for Irish fans and yarn with Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson before e waka comot. E fit now miss di start of Portugal World Cup campaign if dem qualify.

Hallgrimsson talk say maybe e don get inside Ronaldo head. Ronaldo remember Dublin well from 16 years ago when e play im first Real Madrid game against Shamrock Rovers. Before di match, Ronaldo talk say e sweet to dey back, but accuse Irish boss of mind games after e tell referee make dem no dey influence by five-time Ballon d’Or winner. Hallgrimsson talk say di red card na Ronaldo action on pitch, nothing to do with am unless e don enter im head. Portugal boss Roberto Martinez defend im captain, talk say di red card harsh small, say Ronaldo dey care about di team and e never send off before for 226 games. Martinez add say e no see elbow, na full body contact, and di only wahala wey dey dia mouth na how Hallgrimsson talk about referees before di match, but Ronaldo do correct thing for pitch.