CAIRO: Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off with a straight red card in the semi-final of the Saudi Super Cup and caused outrage with his reaction to the decision, reported German news agency (dpa).

As his side Al-Nassr was losing 2-0 to Al-Hilal on Monday evening, Ronaldo got into a scuffle with an opponent and pushed him to the ground, for which he was shown a red card in the 86th minute.