Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed punishments by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) for walking out of the national team midway through their recent UEFA Nations League commitments. However, the exact nature of the sanctions has been widely ridiculed by fans across social media. Ronaldo has been fined 255 euros (approx. Rs 27,000), an amount that the Portuguese superstar makes in less than a minute. His 30-day suspension from the national team is also backdated, meaning he won’t actually miss a single match.
Fans on the internet mocked the punishment handed out by the Portuguese federation to Ronaldo.
Ronaldo earms over €350 in a minute in Saudi Arabia & he was fined €255 by Portuguese FA. Jokers
— POOJA!!! (@PoojaMedia) October 19, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo earns 800 million euros a year. About 67 million a month, 15 million a week, 2 million a day, 91K€ an hour, 1500€ a minute, and 25€ a second. A 255€ fine would cost him roughly 10 seconds of his earnings
— fan (@NoodleHairCR7) October 19, 2026
The Portuguese Football Federation had provisionally suspended Ronaldo and on Monday called the punishment “adequate and sufficient.”
The federation said Ronaldo fully admitted the facts underlying the charges through a formal statement submitted on Friday. It said his confession and clean disciplinary record helped to reduce the punishment.
The fine was the maximum allowable by the federation after mitigating circumstances were taken into account.
Ronaldo can appeal the suspension, but he had already apologized and said he expected to be punished. He had not immediately reacted publicly to news of the suspension.
During recent Nations League fixtures, Ronaldo played in the opening win over Wales then was an unused substitute in a win in Norway on Sept. 27. Ronaldo accused coach Jorge Jesus of breaking an agreement to play him and walked out. Without him, Portugal also beat Denmark and Norway again to qualify for the quarterfinals.
The suspension began on Oct. 1, the day of the Denmark game, meaning he has served 19 days and is expected to be available for Portugal’s next Nations League match on Nov. 14 against Denmark.
With AP inputs
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