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Cristiano Ronaldo calls for lifetime bans in Saudi Pro League after Diogo Jota chants

The Guardian Australia - Sport · 14 September 2026 at 12:52 am

Cristiano Ronaldo calls for lifetime bans in Saudi Pro League after Diogo Jota chants

Al-Hilal’s Rúben Neves subjected to chants at Al-Taawoun Neves was close friend of Jota and pallbearer at funeral Cristiano Ronaldo said that fans who appeared to ⁠make chants referencing his former teammate Diogo Jota at Rúben Neves during a Saudi ⁠Pro League ⁠match should be banned for life from football stadiums.

The chants occurred on Saturday during ⁠a fixture between Al-Taawoun and Neves’s side, Al-Hilal, in Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.

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Cristiano Ronaldo calls for lifetime bans in Saudi Pro League after Diogo Jota chants

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