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12 times referee robbed Ronaldo
Dutch referee Danny Makkelie, who officiated Saturday’s World Cup qualifier has offered Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal an apology after disallowing the striker’s goal against Serbia.
Dutch referee Danny Makkelie, who officiated Saturday’s World Cup qualifier has offered Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal an apology after disallowing the striker’s goal against Serbia.
Moreso, Ronaldo was furious after seeing his goal cancelled, having produced a finish after latching onto a perfectly flighted Nuno Mendes pass.
There were still a few seconds left to play after the stoppage time incident, but the Portugal captain refused to continue after remonstrating with the linesman.
Ronaldo threw his armband to the ground before storming down to the changing room;
“It is painful” a fan react to this development saying “this is the 12th times the Juventus star has been robbed of his goals in history.”
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“We scored a goal that was not given when the ball went in. In a match of this level, that isn’t possible.