Cristiano Ronaldo was banned for five matches for pushing the referee after he was shown a red card against Barcelona in Real Madrid’s 3-1 Spanish Super Cup first leg victory on
Sunday, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) said on Monday.
Ronaldo was sent off in bizarre fashion, collecting a yellow card for taking his shirt off
during a goal celebration before being shown a second for diving.
Upset by referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea’s decision to dismiss him, Ronaldo shoved the
official, which landed him in further hot water.
RFEF issued Ronaldo with a €3 005 fine and a four-match suspension in addition to the
automatic one-game ban the player was due to serve for his red card.
Ronaldo, who struck a spectacular second goal for a dominant Madrid, will miss the Super Cup
second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday and the club’s first four La Liga matches.
Having featured in the Confederations Cup for Portugal, the striker only returned to
training earlier this month. He came on as a substitute in the Uefa Super Cup win over
Manchester United on August 8.
