22 h. ago FIFA warned of potential legal action over controversial Cristiano Ronaldo decision

Cristiano Ronaldo is free to play in the World Cup next summer after FIFA suspended his red card punishment - but Portugal's rivals could yet take the legal route to overturn that decision

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22 h. ago FIFA at risk of World Cup legal battle after Cristiano Ronaldo's controversial red card reprieve as nations ponder Court of Arbitration case

EXCLUSIVE - MIKE KEEGAN: FIFA could face legal action following their controversial decision to suspend Cristiano Ronaldo's ban and allow him to play in Portugal's first two World Cup games.

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24 h. ago Football Daily | Cristiano Ronaldo gets called back from the Naughty Step in the nick of time

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!It is measure of just how much more shameless and obsequious Fifa has become under the presidency of Gianni Infantino that news of its decision to unsuspend Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal’s first two group games at next year’s Geopolitics World Cup has been greeted with little more than an amused, weary eye-roll at the brass neckery of it all. Issued with a straight red card for violent conduct during a defeat at the hands of the Republic of Ireland, the preening Portuguese showpony was issued with a standard three-match ban, the first game of which he spent on the Naughty Step during his side’s subsequent 9-1 demolition of Armenia. His was an absence that didn’t so much make the heart grow fonder, as the team grow in stature and confidence.Surely the benchmark for ‘lamping’ your teammate (yesterday’s Football Daily) was set in January 1979 by ‘Killer Hales’ and Mike ‘Flash’ Flanagan at the Valley. Without the benefit of today’s ar...

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1 week ago Portugal make Cristiano Ronaldo decision after star handed World Cup ban

Fading star is currently banned for Portugal’s first two World Cup games - should they qualify

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2 w. ago Cristiano Ronaldo's final club may already be clear after retirement decision

Cristiano Ronaldo has conceded his retirement is on the horizon and the 2026 World Cup will be his final outing in the competition, but will his Al-Nassr contract be his last?

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3 w. ago Cristiano Ronaldo delivers major retirement update as he weighs up ‘difficult’ decision

Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken out about when he is planning to hang up his boots

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