Ronaldo hopeful about appeal against ban

(GSM) – Cristiano Ronaldo does everything he can to be able to play against Deportivo la Coruna on Saturday. The Real Madrid forward received a two-match suspension for a red card he picked up at the weekend.

Ronaldo thinks the suspension is ‘excessive’.

On Tuesday, the disciplinary committee of the Spanish football league said the world’s most expensive player had been punished “for resorting to dangerous play that caused an injury” to an opponent.

It also fined Real 180 euros and Ronaldo 600 euros.

The former Manchester United player disagrees with this punishment and he’s confident that Real Madrid’s appeal will succeed.

“I wasn’t impressed about the suspension, of course,” Ronaldo was quoted as saying by AS newspaper on Wednesday.

“I sincerely believe the punishment is excessive,” he added. “I am confident in the appeal the club is going to lodge and that the punishment will be reduced.”

The Spanish Football Federation added that if Real’s attempts to get the ban reversed are unsuccessful he will miss Saturday’s trip to Deportivo Coruna and the home game against Espanyol the following weekend.