Portugal icon Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined €255 (R4700) and suspended for 30 days by the Portuguese Football Federation.

Cristiano Ronaldo given fine and suspension

Cristiano Ronaldo earns approximately €4 million a week with Saudi Pro League side Al Nassr. This equates to around €400 per minute. The fine he’s been ordered to pay would therefore take him approximately 38 seconds to recuperate. It comes off the back of a national team walkout in Portugal’s recent UEFA Nations League clash with Denmark.

Shame. Our hearts truly bleed for this man. The five-time Ballon d’Or, five-time Champions League and 2016 European Championships winner has four goals in seven Saudi Pro League outings this season. Best known for his exploits with Real Madrid, Cristiano famously scored more goals than he made appearances for Los Blancos, with 450 strikes in 438 outings. The great man also has 146 goals from 234 Portugal appearances.

Does Messi stand above Ronaldo in the GOAT convo?

Not literally, no. However, these days, one can’t have a conversation about Cristiano Ronaldo without mentioning his long-time rival Lionel Messi. The Argentine recently called time on his fabled international career, one in which he won the World Cup, two Copa América titles, four Champions League crowns and eight Ballon d’Or gongs. Messi scored 672 goals and supplied 303 assists in 778 outings for Barcelona between 2005 and 2021. For Argentina, he scored 126 times in 208 appearances.