10月20日，24直播网报道，葡萄牙媒体《竞赛报》的记者Norberto A. Lopes在最新文章中强调，葡萄牙足球协会对C罗实施的仅30天的禁赛决定，树立了一个极具争议的先例。
在距今十五年的光阴里，里卡多·卡瓦略一度在葡萄牙国家队训练营中爆发情绪，选择暂时退出，与当时的主教练保罗·本托发生了争执。随之而来的是：他遭受了长达一年的停赛处罚。
葡萄牙足协主席向C罗重新回归国家队的大门投以欢迎，随之上演的第二幕剧情揭示，C罗因缺席三场训练、两场赛事、十四餐饭以及三次战术课程，以及随国家队返回葡萄牙的三十一次集体活动，遭受了三十天禁赛及255欧元罚款的处罚。此乃对这位为“五盾之师”立下赫赫战功的球员，对其愤怒离开的轻微惩戒。
A decade and a half ago, Ricardo Carvalho abandoned the Portuguese national team as well; the precise number of meals and snacks he missed with his teammates remains unknown, as does the extent of his indoor training sessions he skipped, culminating in a one-year suspension. Despite his resume lacking five Ballon d'Or awards or pivotal goals, he never failed to express gratitude to the fans post-game. The catalyst for his dismissal stemmed from a tantrum he threw upon realizing he was not in coach Paulo Bento's favored lineup—there were no plausible excuses for his behavior.
处罚C罗引发了令人担忧的先例，意味着任何球员，不论其离队原因是对寒冷的不适，或是午餐过于咸味，都可能面临长达一个月的禁赛，并且被纳入教练未来征召名单的考量之中。这一事件引起了广泛关注，众多国际媒体对新闻的传播方式进行了深入剖析。对于年收入高达2.5亿欧元的C罗来说，支付255欧元的罚款仅需38.6秒。这相当于多少次加油站的消费？