C朗話自己無辜

Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo has declared his innocence after
being served a three match ban for head-butting Portsmouth’s Richard Hughes
on Wednesday.

The flamboyant Portuguese winger was given a straight red card for the
incident, which happened right under the nose of referee Steve Bennett.

At first glances, it looked as if both players were guilty of pushing and
shoving, however Bennett deemed it necessary to give him his marching
orders.

Hughes has said in the media that the incident was nothing out of the
ordinary, and hardly worth being called a head-butt.

Ronaldo agrees that the pair were guilty of a bit of pushing and shoving,
but nothing else.

"The replays show there was nothing," Ronaldo told the Sun.

"But I don't need to look at the pictures, because I know exactly what I
did - and that's nothing to justify a red card."

"I was pushed in the area. He came straight to me, put his hand on my neck
and I opened my arms in a 'that's enough' way. We pushed each other but
nothing serious," he added.

"We leaned heads against each other but that was all. Absolutely nothing
else happened.

"When I saw the red card, I couldn't believe it, the situation was so
surreal.

"And it's absurd because I'm aware that now I'll sit out a ban for something
I didn't do. I feel dejected and very sad."