Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he wears the Portugal captain’s armband with pride, and that he threw it to the ground in anger because “an entire nation is being harmed.”
Portugal’s World Cup qualifier with Serbia on Saturday ended in controversy, as Ronaldo appeared to have a legitimate goal not given in injury time.
He reacted furiously at the final whistle, and stormed down the tunnel after tossing the armband away.
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The incident
Portugal had let a two-goal lead slip, but launched a late attack and Ronaldo thought he had scored when stabbing a shot beyond Serbia goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic.