Ronaldo charged by UEFA for improper conduct

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is facing disciplinary action for his celebration after one of the three goals he scored in last week’s 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

UEFA said the Portugal international would face a hearing on Thursday for “improper conduct” during the last-16 second leg match, where Juventus completed a 3-2 aggregate win.

After the goal Ronaldo thrust his crotch and gestured, in a similar fashion to Atletico coach Diego Simeone, who celebrated his team’s opening goal in the first leg by turning to the crowd and putting his hands on his trousers.

Simeone was fined €20,000 euros for the ‘obscene’ incident but escaped a touchline ban for the return match. Juventus face Ajax in their quarter-final next month.