'Ronaldo would throw captain's armband at referee's face'

Cristiano Ronaldo's sister Katia Aveiro defends the Juventus striker and says he would throw the captain's armband at the referee's face.

The Juventus forward stormed off the pitch, throwing his captain's armband to the ground after he was denied a late winner in Portugal's draw against Serbia on Saturday.

Former Portugal international Fernando Meira said his behaviour was "unacceptable", but it was not the only criticism received by the 36-year-old.

However, Katia Aveiro, one of Ronaldo's two sisters, defended the Juventus forward on social media.

"Cristiano is a symbol of the nation. People in their noble wisdom say: 'He who has no feelings cannot be the son of good people.'," she wrote on Instagram

"Portugal was robbed with a scandal. Cristiano, who scored a goal in the last minute (and it could have brought us victory), caused his and our revolt.

"He immediately demonstrated that the ball had crossed the line by 30 centimetres, shook his head and, even without the referee's whistle to end this stolen match, he headed to the locker room because it wasn't worth it.

"Overcome with anger and starting a revolt that engulfed his soul against the motherland that he had defended so many times with teeth and nails, he threw the captain's armband to the ground.

"Incredible coldness because his intention was indeed to throw the armband at the referee's face for what he and his assistand had done against all of us.

"However, even though we are all disgusted by what happened, some 'experts' on television dared to criticize Cristiano's gesture."

Un post condiviso da Katia Aveiro (@katiaaveirooficial)