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Ronaldo cleared for United clash in UCL
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CRISTIANO Ronaldo will be suspended for only one game after his dismissal in the UEFA Champions League, paving the way for his return for Juventus against his former club Manchester United, European soccer’s governing body UEFA said yesterday.
Ronaldo’s UCL debut for Juventus against Valencia last week lasted only 29 minutes before he was shown a straight red card for clashing with Jeison Murillo in a 2-0 win. He faced the prospect of missing a return to Old Trafford.
However, UEFA’s Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body decided the 33-year-old’s punishment will not exceed a one-game suspension which means he will only be unavailable for next week’s Group H clash at Swiss side Young Boys.
“The CEDB has decided to suspend the Juventus Football Club player Cristiano Ronaldo for one UEFA competition match for which he would be otherwise eligible,” UEFA said.
Juventus travels to Manchester for its third group fixture on October 23.
Ronaldo played for United from 2003 to 2009 and helped it win Europe’s elite club competition in 2008. He then moved to Real Madrid, winning two La Liga titles and four UCL trophies in nine years.
The five-time world player of the year signed for Juventus in the close season.
Meanwhile, video review will start being used to help referees next season in the UCL, after the technology makes its UEFA debut at the Super Cup.
The UEFA executive committee decided to approve the video assistant referee system for the 2020 European Championship and the 2020-21 Europa League. The first UEFA game using technological help for referees is expected to be 14 months after FIFA introduced it at the World Cup in Russia. On August 14 in Istanbul, the Super Cup game will pair this season’s UCL and Europa League winners.
The timetable was hinted at last month by UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, who has been more skeptical than FIFA counterpart Gianni Infantino about the readiness of match officials to use the often-controversial protocols.
Video review is used for four potentially game-changing incidents: awarding goals, penalty kicks, red cards and cases of mistaken identity.
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