Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to avoid punishment despite appearing to break Saudi Arabia football rules during Al-Nassr's 4-1 defeat to Al-Hilal on Saturday.
The veteran scored during the Saudi Super Cup showdown, with the icon netting in the 44th minute.
Al-Hilal then came roaring back, however, with Sergej Milinkovic-Savic equalising before a fine brace from Aleksandr Mitrovic.
Former Barcelona star Malcom then added gloss to the win, sparking anger from Ronaldo in the process.
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly set to avoid punishment despite appearing to break Saudi Arabia football rules during Al-Nassr's 4-1 defeat to Al-Hilal on Saturday
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The Portugal international has always worn his heart on his sleeve throughout his glittering career.
It was a similar story on Saturday, with Ronaldo venting his fury at his team-mates as their hopes of glory went up in smoke.
After the defeat, the former Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Sporting Lisbon star stormed away from the pitch.
Rather than collecting his silver medal, he made a quick getaway from the stadium - sparking a backlash in the process.
Saudi rules state 'anyone who refrains from receiving the prizes without an acceptable excuse will be punished by being deprived of the allocated prizes (financial and in-kind) and a fine.'
But Saudi journalist Walid Al-Faraj has shut down talk of Ronaldo being punished, suggesting it's highly unlikely to happen.
"Without an acceptable excuse? He will tell you (I went to the bathroom!), this is an acceptable excuse," he said.
"What will you tell him then?!"
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Ronaldo moved to Al-Nassr back in 2022 with the Saudi side the defending champions at the time.
Despite continuing to score goals, however, the 39-year-old's spell in the Middle East is yet to work out.
Al-Hilal have become the country's most dominant force instead, despite often having to cope without the services of Neymar - their own superstar signing.
Ronaldo did win the Saudi Super Cup last year but that remains his only trophy triumph so far.
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Meanwhile, though Ronaldo is still going strong, retirement isn't too far away.
And former team-mate Louis Saha thinks his old friend could end up returning to United as a coach or manager in the future, despite leaving under a cloud nearly two years ago.
"Cristiano Ronaldo has the passion and dedication to return to Manchester United one day, that could be as a coach or even a manager," he told TVSporten.
"His second spell didn’t end how everyone had hoped and you can see why that frustrated him, he didn’t see the same formula and didn’t see the passion from young players that he had been used to seeing.
Cristiano Ronaldo cut a frustrated figure as Al-Nassr were crushed by Al-Hilal in the Saudi Super Cup
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"Now he will know that he needs to find a new way to communicate when he becomes a coach, which maybe isn’t as harsh or direct as it was when he was at the club.
"He will work out how to be successful and use all his knowledge to do that, we’ve seen Roy Keane go into management and had success.
"Cristiano will understand what he needs to do as a manager and I see no reason why he wouldn’t be a success."
