It’s not unheard of, but it’s not an every-day occurrence for a player to tell the referee he wasn’t fouled after being awarded a penalty.
One can’t help admiring the honesty of Cristiano Ronaldo in this situation.
Vesko is a football writer that likes to observe the game for what it is, focusing on teams, players and their roles, formations, tactics, rather than stats. He follows the English Premier League closely, Liverpool FC in particular. His articles have been published on seven different football blogs.
