{"id":292685,"date":"2023-11-01T10:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292685"},"modified":"2023-11-01T10:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T10:24:00","slug":"ronaldo-and-henderson-involved-in-heated-row-in-saudi-arabia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/ronaldo-and-henderson-involved-in-heated-row-in-saudi-arabia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo and Henderson involved in heated row in Saudi Arabia"},"content":{"rendered":"
A furious\u00a0Cristiano Ronaldo and Jordan Henderson\u00a0were involved in a heated dispute following an ill-tempered King Cup clash between Al-Nassr\u00a0and Al-Ettifaq on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Footage from full-time shows Ronaldo exchanging angry words with Henderson after Al-Nassr had claimed a contentious 1-0 win after extra time thanks to Sadio Mane’s winner.<\/p>\n
A clearly animated Ronaldo gestured towards the England international on multiple occasions in the fiery conversation on the pitch at the\u00a0King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh.<\/p>\n
The discussion between the ex-Man United star and former Liverpool captain\u00a0then continued as they walked off the field together, with Ronaldo seen throwing his arms in the air and shaking his head.<\/p>\n
Henderson appears to be trying to calm down the agitated Portuguese star as they head towards their respective dressing rooms.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Cristiano Ronaldo and Jordan Henderson were spotted in a furious exchange at full-time<\/p>\n
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An animated Ronaldo was clearly unhappy with Henderson after Al-Nassr beat Al-Ettifaq 1-0<\/p>\n
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Ex-Liverpool star Henderson appeared to be trying to calm an incensed Ronaldo<\/p>\n
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Henderson, who left Liverpool to join Steven Gerrard’s Al-Ettifaq in a shock move in the summer, had incited a brawl during his team’s 1-0 defeat as he escaped a red card despite shoving Al-Nassr’s Otavio to the ground twice.<\/p>\n
Following a trip on Al-Nassr forward Otavio by\u00a0Al-Ettifaq midfielder Ali Hazazi, Henderson forcefully backed up his team-mate and twice pushed the Portuguese international to the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Al-Nassr players, including Ronaldo, were incensed by the altercation as both sets of players came together in the closing stages of an ill-tempered tie.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the 33-year-old Henderson escaped a red card despite his central role in the scuffle, while\u00a0Hazazi was dismissed by the referee.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Ronaldo also bizarrely demanded a referee be substituted during the quarter-final clash.<\/p>\n
He had been angered by the performance of the referee in the closing stages of the first half.<\/p>\n
His team-mate Anderson Talisca appeared to have given Al-Nassr the lead in stoppage time as he turned in a cross at the back post.<\/p>\n
Talisca’s effort was initially awarded by Chilean referee Piero Maza but was chalked off following a VAR review after\u00a0Ronaldo was adjudged to have been offside and interfering with play.<\/p>\n
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Henderson escaped a red card despite shoving Al-Nassr forward Otavio twice, which annoyed Ronaldo<\/p>\n
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The fiery King Cup contest was the first on-pitch meeting between Ronaldo and Henderson in Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n
Ronaldo signalled to the bench for a substitution before pointing directly at the referee.<\/p>\n
Moments later, Maza booked Talisca after the Al-Nassr player caught an opponent with his left arm.<\/p>\n
Another\u00a0VAR review led to the yellow card being upgraded to a red as Talisca was deemed to have struck out with his arm.<\/p>\n
The cup game was the first meeting between Ronaldo and Henderson in Saudi Arabia.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Henderson, who reportedly pockets \u00a3700,000-a-week after his stunning \u00a312m switch from Anfield, made his full debut against Al-Nassr but Ronaldo missed the clash in August through injury.<\/p>\n
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