A mum whose autistic son had his phone slapped out of his hand by Cristiano Ronaldo has welcomed his FA fine and ban.
The Portuguese legend knocked teenage Everton fan Jacob Harding’s phone to the ground as he angrily left the pitch at Goodison Park. Ronaldo, who was sacked by Manchester United this week following a bombshell interview with Piers Morgan, was furious after losing the game.
He was later given a police caution for the incident in April, which left 14-year-old Jacob with a bruised and puffy hand. Ronaldo was fined £50,000 and handed a two-game ban by the FA over the attack, which was caught on camera. Jacob’s mum Sarah Kelly, 37, said she was happy Ronaldo had been punished by the FA for “improper and/or violent conduct”, Mirror Online reports.
