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Fans have hailed Cristiano Ronaldo for his sportsmanship in Al Nassr's clash against Persepolis.
Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to be brought down in the box in the early minutes of Al Nassr's AFC Champions League game against Persepolis.
The referee immediately pointed to the spot but Ronaldo, being the model professional, gestured to the official that it was not a penalty.
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The Portugal skipper chose to follow the path of honesty, rather than artificially inflating his goal tally.
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22:54 - 27.11.2023
Generous Ronaldo rejects penalty call in Al-Nassr’s clash against Persepolis
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo protested a penalty call in his team's favour in Al-Nassr's draw against Persepolis.
Fans happy with Ronaldo, slam Messi
His actions left fans very impressed, with some even claiming Lionel Messi would never do such, highlighting the high number of allegedly soft penalties he scored at the World Cup in Qatar.
One fan on the social media platform X, hailed Ronaldo and slated Messi in the process.
"If it was Messi in Qatar he would never do this. This is why Ronaldo is the greatest of all time."
Another fan said: "You will never see Messi doing this by the way, he just likes to steal penalties just like in the World Cup."
How fans reacted to Ronaldo's penalty gesture
messi gladly took 5 wrong given penalties in the world cup 😭😭
— M (@madridfooty_) November 27, 2023
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