Euro 2024: Why Cristiano Ronaldo got yellow card in Georgia vs Portugal?

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo got a yellow card in the 27th minute of the Euro 2024 Group F match against Georgia at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, left, argues with a referee during a Group F match between Georgia and Portugal at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo got a yellow card in the 27th minute of the Euro 2024 Group F match against Georgia at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

The 39-year-old was in constant argument with the referee and after appealing for a penalty during a set piece he got into the books of the referee.

Ronaldo was gesturing that his shirt was pulled and showed dissent to the Swiss referee Sandro Scharer’s decision and got booked.

What are the rules of yellow cards in Euro 2024

• A player is cautioned if guilty of:
• delaying the restart of play
• dissent by word or action
• entering, re-entering or deliberately leaving the field of play without the referee’s permission
• failing to respect the required distance when play is restarted with a dropped ball, corner kick, free kick or throw-in
• persistent offences (no specific number or pattern of offences constitutes ‘persistent’)
• unsporting behaviour
• entering the referee review area (RRA)
• excessively using the ‘review’ (TV screen) signal