Vacation after scandal

Cristiano cools off on the beach with Georgina

Georgina and Cristiano enjoying themselves on the beach.

(Bild: Instagram.com/georginagio)

The vacation will do him good to calm his mind after the exciting Super Cup semi-final. Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his lady love Georgina Rodriguez are currently recharging their batteries on the beach.

Thanks to their lively Instagram activity, the (sporting) world knows that the two lovebirds are currently in Abu Dhabi. And are literally soaking up the sun there (click on the pictures in the Insta post to the right):

Outrage over gesture
Ronaldo will need to switch off to get his blood pressure back to normal. During the week, it had skyrocketed in the meantime. The Portuguese was sent off with a red card in the semi-final of the Saudi Super Cup and caused outrage with his reaction to the decision. With the score at 0:2, the former European champion from Portugal scuffled with an opponent on Monday evening and pushed him to the ground - resulting in a red card in the 86th minute. The Portuguese then made a gesture threatening violence towards the referee.

(Bild: APA/AFP/Fayez NURELDINE, X/LSPN_FC10)

Video footage shows Ronaldo clenching his fist, raising it above his head and taking half a step towards the referee. The referee had already averted his eyes. Ronaldo then applauded derisively and gave several thumbs up. His club Al-Nasr managed to equalize in stoppage time, but still lost to rivals Al-Hilal and missed out on a place in the final of the mini-tournament for the Saudi Super Cup, held in Abu Dhabi for the first time.