Former British referee Graham Poll decided to intervene in the controversy regarding the fairness of the disqualification of Cristiano Ronaldo for five games for the removal and push of an arbiter in the first duel for Spain's Super Cup between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

"I'm surprised that Cristiano Ronaldo was not given the maximum possible disqualification," Poll wrote in his column in the Daily Mail. - He got off too easily. On the site of the leadership of Real Madrid, I would not file an appeal, but would dissuade Cristiano from taking off his T-shirt after the goals scored. Yes, his torso looks adorable, but why remind about it every week and earn stupid "mustard"? ".

"As for the incident with the referee, Cristiano Ronaldo plays too long in Spain, where he gets away with a lot. In the Premier League, he did not allow himself such a thing, because we all players know that the judges are special immunities ".

One of the most respected football referees of his time, Poll disgraced himself at the end of his career during the 2006 World Cup, when he managed to show the Croatian Josip Shimunich three (!) Yellow cards before he sent him ahead of schedule.