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.”

ESPN takes a look at all the ramifications of Ronaldo's brain-fade in Dublin and just how costly it could prove to be.

Cristiano Ronaldo collected the 13th red card of his glittering career last night as Portugal fell 2–0 to the Republic of Ireland in a fiery World Cup qualifier. The incident occurred in the 59th