Republic of Ireland coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson has revealed what ‘foolish’ Cristiano Ronaldo told him after the Portugal captain acquired a red card throughout each side’ FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier tie on Thursday.
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Portugal’s hopes of a fightback in opposition to the hosts had been dented after Ronaldo was despatched off after 62 minutes.
The Al-Nassr ahead threw an elbow at Ireland’s Dara O’Shea defender following a tussle between the gamers.
Ronaldo, who was initially given a yellow card, was seen mocking O’Shea with a crying gesture earlier than referee Glenn Nyberg was instructed by VAR to evaluation the choice.
His yellow was upgraded to a red, ruling him out of Portugal’s remaining qualifying match in opposition to Armenia on Sunday.
“He complimented me with placing stress on the referee, however hear, it had nothing to do with me; it was his motion on the pitch that value him a red card,” Hallgrimsson mentioned at his put up-match interview after the sport.
“It had nothing to do with me until I acquired into his head. He mentioned that to me strolling approach.
“He told me it was a intelligent factor to do. He blamed the referee or whoever for this, however it was his foolish resolution to assault our participant.”
