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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.

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3 years ago

March 30, 2021

Babs Ayandayo

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.”

“We scored a goal that was not given when the ball went in. In a match of this level, that isn’t possible.

“The referee apologised to me in the booth and told me he was embarrassed. I was in the dressing room with him and apologised to me.

“He had told me on the pitch that he was going to see the images and that if it was the case he was calling me to apologise – and so it was.

“I told him on the pitch that there was no VAR or goal-line technology – one of the things he told me was that the goal line was important – but I told him that the ball was half a metre inside the goal.” Ronaldo told reporter

“There was no obstacle between the goalkeeper and the goal line. It is a problem because we drew. We have to rethink.

“The referees are human and make mistakes, but that’s why there is the VAR and the goal-line technology to avoid this.”

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12 times referee robbed Ronaldo

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12 times referee robbed Ronaldo

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