""try to be a good boy""
""He complimented me for putting pressure on the referee,""
""It was his action on the pitch that cost him the red card. It had nothing to do with me - unless I got into his head.""
""No, I think we spoke enough when he came off. "There was nothing to speak about. This was just a moment of a little silliness from him, I would say.""
Portugal lost to the Republic of Ireland in World Cup qualifying with Troy Parrott scoring a first-half double. Cristiano Ronaldo had said he would "try to be a good boy" to keep Irish fans off his back but clashed with Dara O'Shea in the Irish penalty area while awaiting a cross. Ronaldo shunted his elbow into O'Shea's back, prompting a strong reaction. Referee Glenn Nyberg initially showed a yellow card, then upgraded to red after the video assistant referee urged a pitch-side monitor review. Ronaldo sarcastically applauded the Irish fans and exchanged words with Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson as he left the field. Hallgrimsson said the red card resulted from Ronaldo's action and described the incident as a moment of silliness.
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