Sunday 13 October 2013

Ronaldo dodges suggestions he was booked deliberately against Israel

Ronaldo dodges suggestions he was booked deliberately against IsraelCristiano Ronaldo has refused to reveal whether or not he got himself deliberately booked in Portugal's 1-1 draw with Israel in a bid to ensure his availability for the Seleccao's impending World Cup play-off.
The result, coupled with Russia's 4-0 win over Luxembourg, means Portugal, currently three points behind Fabio Capello's men, are all but certain to miss out on automatic qualification from Group F and are likely to feature in the play-offs.
Ronaldo was booked late on in the game in Lisbon for dissent, leading to speculation that he may have picked up a yellow card on purpose so he could miss his country's final group qualifier against Luxembourg on Tuesday.
However, the Real Madrid star has denied he deliberately earned a caution so he could take a clean disciplinary record into the play-offs.
"Fifa is always very attentive to those situations," said the 28-year-old.
"The play-off is the most important and I don't want to be out. I will be at those two matches."
When asked about potential opponents in the play-offs, Ronaldo highlighted France - who look set to finish second behind Spain in Group I - as the main threat.
"France are the strongest we may face," he continued. They are the only ones I do not want to face."

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