The Portuguese football federation has reportedly devised a three-pronged argument as part of an appeal to limit Cristiano Ronaldo’s international ban to just one fixture.
Ronaldo was dismissed for the first time in his international career against the Republic of Ireland last Thursday. After initially receiving a yellow card for catching Dara O’Shea with a stray elbow, Portugal’s captain had it upgraded to a red by referee Glenn Nyberg following consultation with the pitch-side monitor.
