ANNUS HORRIBILIS CONTINUES FOR RONALDO

Last updated : 11 December 2005 By Ed

MEN:

UEFA will decide next week whether to charge Cristiano Ronaldo over his 'one-fingered' gesture to Benfica fans at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday.

Ronaldo, a former Sporting Lisbon star, was loudly jeered throughout United's 2-1 defeat in midweek.

The 20-year-old allowed the frustration of a miserable evening, both individually and as a team, to get the better of him when he was substituted midway through the second half and TV pictures showed him making the obscene gesture as he walked towards the dug-out.

"This incident has been brought to our attention by the Portuguese media," said a UEFA spokesman.

"We will look at it next week and decide whether to take the matter further."

Ronaldo:

"If the people were kinder, I would have reacted in a different manner.

"But the supporters were nasty to me."