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Cristiano Ronaldo pulls crazy WWE-style foul and escapes red card in Al-Nassr's new defeat [Video]

Cristiano Ronaldo was engaged in a peculiar incident during his team's latest loss against Al-Hilal. The Al-Nassr captainavoided being sent off after making a dirty challenge on one of the opposition's players.

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By martina alcheva

Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr
© Yasser Bakhsh/Getty ImagesCristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr

There were rumors of tensions between Cristiano Ronaldoand manager Rudi Garcia, therefore Al-Nassr recently let him go. The Saudi team’s poor performance, however, has not improved.

On Tuesday, Al-Hilal dominated Al Nassr 2-0at theKing Fahd International Stadium in Riyadhand won by a wide margin.The final result was fueled by two penalty goals from Odion Ighalo and dealt a blow to the Portuguese veteranand his team’s dwindling championship aspirations.

With three points separating first and second, and a game in hand for Al-Ittihad, Ronaldo’s side risks beingeliminated from title contention.Nonetheless, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner wasn’t going to surrender without a fight.

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Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo uses chokehold to take opponentdown

Ronaldo, with his team behind 1-0, chose to get booked rather than use his feet to make a statement. After 56 minutes of play, he found himself in Michael Oliver’s notepad.

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The former Manchester United player dove on top of his rival, wrapped his right arm around his neck, and pinned him to the ground with his own weight. The challenge looked like it might have been taken straight out of a WWE arena.

This put the refereein a difficult position, having to decide whether to issue a warning or take further disciplinary action against the forward. Fortunately for the superstar, he avoided marching orders.

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