Cristiano Ronaldo red card: Portugal captain was sent off against the Republic of Ireland – was it the right call?

Cristiano Ronaldo red card: Portugal captain was sent off against the Republic of Ireland – was it the right call?

BBC Sport

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Portugal boss Roberto Martinez held a different opinion of the incident, and having defended his captain, took a swipe at Hallgrimsson for speaking about the referee in the build-up.

“The red card is just a captain that has never been sent off before in 226 games – I think that just deserves credit – and today, I thought it was a bit harsh because he cares about the team,” said Martinez.

“He was 60 minutes or 58 minutes in the box being grabbed, being pulled, being…



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