{"id":658884,"date":"2025-12-28T01:59:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T01:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/658884\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T01:59:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T01:59:15","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-rages-as-goal-ruled-out-in-front-of-ex-manchester-united-teammate-to-put-15-year-streak-at-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/658884\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo rages as goal ruled out in front of ex-Manchester United teammate to put 15-year streak at risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo was left raging on Saturday despite leading Al Nassr to a record-breaking win in the Saudi Pro League.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/cristiano-ronaldo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The footballing icon<\/a> netted twice in his side&#8217;s 3-0 victory against Al Akhdoud, but he still wasn&#8217;t happy on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo playing for Al Nassr\" height=\"701\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c18e785c-4139-4f5e-bcd8-c638380cb636.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ronaldo scored two for Al Nassr on Saturday but he was denied a hat-trick\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/c18e785c-4139-4f5e-bcd8-c638380cb636.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo scored two for Al Nassr on Saturday but he was denied a hat-trickCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo scored his two goals in the first half, netting in the 31st minute and in the third minute of stoppage time before the break.<\/p>\n<p>His 39th and 40th goals of the year had set him up perfectly for another hat-trick <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3625592\/cristiano-ronaldo-football-billionaire-al-nassr-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And he thought he had scored it just after the hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese legend scored his third of the game with a finish from a great cross, but a VAR check followed. <\/p>\n<p>READ MORE ON RONALDO<\/p>\n<p>It was then found that Sultan Al-Ghannam, who crossed in for Ronaldo for the goal, was offside in the build-up.<\/p>\n<p>That denial of what would have been his seventh hat-trick in the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113336\/saudi-arabia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saudi Pro League<\/a> then led to frustration boiling over.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed Ronaldo with his arms out wide, as he screamed seemingly towards the linesman on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>He raged at the decision and continued to shout as play carried on behind him after the disallowed goal.<\/p>\n<p>Al Nassr would go on to score again through ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113034\/chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113445\/barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barcelona<\/a> forward <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/joao-felix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joao Felix<\/a> in the 94th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The win was their 10th straight, which is a record, and they remained at the top of the table with a 100 per cent win rate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo rages at disallowed goal\" height=\"401\" width=\"583\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT001048148819.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ronaldo couldn't believe that his hat-trick goal was ruled out\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT001048148819.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo couldn&#8217;t believe that his hat-trick goal was ruled out<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo rages at disallowed goal\" height=\"365\" width=\"569\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT001048148812.jpg\" data-caption=\"He was filmed raging towards the sidelines as play continued\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/NINTCHDBPICT001048148812.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>He was filmed raging towards the sidelines as play continuedRonaldo&#8217;s streak at risk<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo&#8217;s frustration at his hat-trick goal being ruled out may well have been heightened due to the stakes.<\/p>\n<p>The 39-year-old has scored <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1811723\/cristiano-ronaldo-hat-trick-free-kicks-al-nassr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at least one hat-trick<\/a> in every year between 2010 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>But <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3678972\/cristiano-ronaldo-goals-new-milestone-al-nassr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after 15 years of consistency<\/a>, he is now at major risk of losing his streak in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After being denied his third goal against Al Akhdoud, he only has one more game this year to score three.<\/p>\n<p>Al Nassr takes on Al Ettifaq on December 30 in what is the club&#8217;s final fixture of 2025, right at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>So, all eyes will be on Ronaldo as he looks to continue his incredible run next week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring for Al Nassr\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cristiano-ronaldo-team-al-nassr-1048118064_d6e4df.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ronaldo's scoring is still impressive, but his hat-trick streak may be over\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cristiano-ronaldo-team-al-nassr-1048118064_d6e4df.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo&#8217;s scoring is still impressive, but his hat-trick streak may be overCredit: GettyReuniting with an old friend<\/p>\n<p>The rage from Ronaldo came in front of one of his former teammates, as <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/who\/luis-nani\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nani<\/a> was in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/sport\/football\/team\/113099\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> winger was filmed exiting the stadium with his old friend&#8217;s shirt in his hands, before he posted pictures of them on social media post-match.<\/p>\n<p>Nani played 130 games with his Portuguese compatriot throughout his impressive footballing career. <\/p>\n<p>The pair combined at Man United from 2007 to 2009, winning the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/topic\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/champions-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Champions League<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read More on talkSPORT<\/p>\n<p>They also represented their country, Portugal, together at the <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cup<\/a> and European Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Nani and Ronaldo combined for 14 goals when playing together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo was left raging on Saturday despite leading Al Nassr to a record-breaking win in the 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