Raging Ronaldo‘s astonishing meltdown for the ages has sparked a probe on Portugal television surrounding the performance of referee Lawrence Visser.
The world superstar was left with the hump on his Hampden debut, as he made a beeline for the whistler on multiple occasions on a night Scotland stood tall and gritted out a 0-0 draw in their Nations League group. But the former Real Madrid and Manchester United star’s moans during the match paled into insignificance as he went tonto at the final whistle.
Your local pantomime dame has nothing on Ronaldo as he showed off every facial expression and gesture which conveys disgust. And the reverberations were instantly felt in his homeland as his team-mate Joao Palhinha was het on national TV. Speaking to Portuguese media, after the game, Bayern Munich star Palhinha said: “Refereeing? If I were to give my honest opinion..
“I don’t want to mince words, it’s better to remain silent. For those who understand, half a word is enough. But that’s not why we didn’t win the game. I would like to stress that we are still in first place and I hope we can maintain this good streak.
“We deserved to get something more out of this game, even though it’s always difficult to play in Scotland. Our dominance in the game was clear. We deserved more than a draw. But I would like to highlight the work we’ve been doing. We’re still in first place and we hope to secure qualification in the next two games, which will be difficult.”