Football news - Cristiano Ronaldo fined £17,000 for ‘cojones’ celebration
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Updated 21/03/2019 at 16:19 GMT
Cristiano Ronaldo fined but avoids Champions League ban for 'cojones' celebration against Ajax.
Cristiano Ronaldo avoided a ban for his controversial goal celebration
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Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined £17,000 by UEFA for his ‘cojones’ celebration against Atletico Madrid.
Ronaldo fired Juventus into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a hat-trick in the second leg of their last-16 tie earlier this month against Atletico in Turin.
The Portuguese superstar copied Atletico boss Diego Simeone with his ‘crotch grabbing’ celebration.
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Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his hat-trick against Atletico Madrid
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It was thought that Ronaldo would face a ban from UEFA for mimicking Simeone.
The amount Ronaldo was fined (£17,700) matched Simeone’s punishment following his antics in Madrid at the end of the game.
However, Ronaldo faced further censure and he has been cleared to play against Ajax in the quarter-finals.
A UEFA statement read: “The CEDB has decided to fine the Juventus player Cristiano Ronaldo 20,000 Euros (£17,700) for his improper conduct."
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