Cristiano Ronaldo fined $22K by UEFA for obscene gesture

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NYON, Switzerland - Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined 20,000 euros ($22,750) by UEFA for making a provocative gesture after Juventus beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

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NYON, Switzerland – Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined 20,000 euros ($22,750) by UEFA for making a provocative gesture after Juventus beat Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

UEFA says its disciplinary panel found the Juventus star guilty of improper conduct.

Ronaldo was fined the same sum imposed on Atletico coach Diego Simeone for the same gesture during the round of 16 first-leg game in Spain.

Cristiano Ronaldo stretches during a training session of the Portuguese soccer team in Oeiras, outside Lisbon, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Portugal will play Ukraine in a Euro 2020 qualifying match March 22. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Cristiano Ronaldo stretches during a training session of the Portuguese soccer team in Oeiras, outside Lisbon, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. Portugal will play Ukraine in a Euro 2020 qualifying match March 22. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Ronaldo scored a hat trick in a 3-0 win in the return leg in Turin to send Juventus to the quarterfinals.

He celebrated at the final whistle by mimicking Simeone’s gesture.

Juventus faces Ajax next month.

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