NEW footage of Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card against the Republic of Ireland has emerged, with fans backing the Portugal legend. Ronaldo, 40, was given his marching orders following a swipe

Cristiano Ronaldo has racked up 226 senior appearances for Portugal in a 22-year span. But he's never gotten a red card in international play — until Thursday. During a World Cup Qualifying match against Ireland,

In the build-up to the World Cup qualifier, Ronaldo accused Hallgrímsson of mind games after the Ireland boss’s own allegation that Ronaldo had “controlled the referee” when these two sides last met. In response, Ronaldo sarcastically told his prematch press conference that he would “try to be a good boy.”