The Portuguese star of the Nassr of Saudi Arabia did not travel with his team to Iran to play the round of 16 of the Champions League of Asia. The reason is that it could be punished with 99 lashes for a condemnation of “adultery” in that nation.
Unusual: Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in Iran to avoid “99 lashes” by “adultery”
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The Portuguese star of the To Nassr of Saudi Arabia, Cristiano Ronaldohe did not travel with his team to Iran To dispute the round of 16 of the Champions League of Asia before him Esteghlal of that country. It turns out that it would be punished with 99 Latigazos for a condemnation of “adultery” In that nation.
This Monday, the Arab Club visits Esteghlal of Iranone of the most popular clubs in that country, for the first leg of the eighth of the final of the Champions League of Asia And he will do it with the loss of his star: the Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Logic would indicate that the absence of the former real Madrid It is due to an injury or sanction in the tournament but the reason is more than ridiculous: a conviction that the player received in 2023 For hugging and kissing an artist with disabilities, something that for Iran is considered “adultery”.
Therefore, the Portuguese could receive 99 Latigazos As punishment, according to the laws of Iran. Both the striker himself and his environment claim to ignore the rules.
The Saudi institution took letters in the matter and had begun negotiations with the Confederation to play the game in a neutral land but the management did not come to fruition, causing it to make it Ronaldo Do not dispute that meeting and rest for the second leg.
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