World soccer’s governing body FIFA could reportedly face legal action from nations which play Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal side at the World Cup after the veteran forward was given an unprecedented reprieve.
Ronaldo was staring down the barrel of missing the first two group games at this summer’s tournament after flinging an elbow into Dara O’Shea. Violent conduct instantly leads to a three-game ban across all competitive fixtures and the Portuguese skipper duly sat out his nation’s final qualifier against Armenia (which happened to be a 9–1 win).
