Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo could face 12-game ban for the Los Blancos after pushing a referee following his red card against Barcelona in the Clasico on Sunday evening.
The 32-year-old eventually came in as a substitute in the second half before scoring a fine effort to give Real the lead on 80th minutes.
The Portuguese removed his shirt to celebrate the goal, thus receiving a yellow card, before being shown a second minutes later for an alleged dive when running through in the penalty area.
He could not believe the decision was not a penalty, let alone a dive, after going down under pressure from Samuel Umtiti and appeared to shove referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea in the back as he left the field.
The referee did not seem to react at the time but La Liga could take action against Ronaldo for his behaviour.
“After being shown the red card, the player pushed me gently to show his dissent,” De Burgos wrote in the document that covers all the incidents that occurred in the match.
Under article 96 of the Code of the Spanish Football Federation, any player who “catches, shoots or shakes” a referee in a manner perceived to be violent risks a suspension anywhere between four and 12 matches.
If Ronaldo’s actions are deemed worthy, the suspension will only apply to the Spanish Super Cup.
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