Cristiano Ronaldo banned for 5 games for pushing referee
Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (R) gestures after receiving his second yellow card by referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (2R) during the first leg of the Spanish Supercup football match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on August 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Josep LAGOJOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images
BARCELONA, Spain — Cristiano Ronaldo has been banned for five games after shoving a referee following his red card during Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup on Sunday.
The Spanish football federation said on Monday that Ronaldo has been suspended for one game for the red card and four games for pushing referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the back.
Ronaldo will miss Wednesday’s return leg of the Spanish Super Cup in Madrid plus the first four matches of the Spanish league season.