WATCH: Criano Ronaldo’s missed penalty sends fan’s phone flying after ball hits him | Football News
A missed penalty from Criano Ronaldo on Tuesday night broke a fan’s phone when the ball missed the target entirely and crashed into the stands where the a boy was waiting to take a photo of what he thought would be a goal.
It was a night to forget for the Portuguese star who missed the last-gasp chance for an equaliser from the penalty spot as Al-Nassr exited the King’s Cup with a shock 0-1 loss to Al Taawoun in the Round of 16.
Ronaldo fluffed a golden chance to level the game deep in the 96th minute, in stoppage time, and push the tie into extra-time. The Portuguese superstar sent the ball sailing over the bar into the stands before walking away from the penalty spot clutching his head.
Ronaldo broke a Kid’s Phone with his missed penalty.
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Visitors Al Taawoun stunned the home fans when defender Waleed Al-Ahmed turned in a corner in the 71st minute. Though Al Taawoun came close to doubling their lead, Waleed Al-Ahmed’s heroic moment briefly faded away when he tackled down Al-Nassr’s Mohammed Maran inside the box to hand Ronaldo a golden penalty opportunity.
This wasn’t the first time Ronaldo had broken someone’s phone with the Portuguese superstar being previously engulfed in a raging controversy when he apparently smashed a teenage fan’s phone after his Manchester United team had lost to Everton in 2022.
Video footage appeared to show Ronaldo angrily slapping the phone out of the boy’s hand as he walked down the tunnel after United’s 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park in April. The boy’s mother said he had been left with a bruised hand and his phone screen had been smashed. Ronaldo was cautioned the police in August and charged with improper conduct England’s Football Association (FA) in September.
