CR7 was cautioned by police for slapping a phone out of young fan’s hand

CR7 was cautioned by police for slapping a phone out of young fan’s hand. Cristiano Ronaldo will receive the full backing of his Man United ahead of a meeting with figures within England’s Football Association (FA) related to a charge of “improper and/or violent conduct.”

The phone belonging to 14-year-old Jacob Harding was also damaged in the incident which followed Man United’s surprise defeat in the match. It was later reported that Ronaldo had agreed to pay damages to the schoolboy and his family.

Police action against Ronaldo revealed after child fan incident

“We can confirm that a 37-year-old man voluntarily attended and was interviewed under caution in relation to an allegation of assault and criminal damage,” they said.

“The allegation relates to an incident following the Everton v Manchester United football match at Goodison Park on Saturday 9 April.

“The matter has been dealt with by way of conditional caution. The matter has now concluded.”

“At full-time the United players started walking off,” she said. “We were right by the tunnel – my son was there, videoing them all. Ronaldo then just walked past, with a terrible, terrible temper, and smashed the phone out of his hand.

“You can see by the bruise that he’s made contact. I was crying, I was shook up, Jacob was in complete shock – he’s autistic and he’s got dyspraxia as well, so he didn’t really digest what was happening until he’s come home. He’s really upset and it’s put him off going to the game again. We had an absolutely brilliant day up until those final few seconds.

“He’s an idol. Yes, he’s not from Everton, but Ronaldo’s a big player.

“My son’s always been like ‘Ronaldo’s going to be there’ – he’s an icon. I’d understand if Jake was waving it in his face, but he wasn’t. He’s an autistic boy and he’s been assaulted by a football player, that’s how I see it as a mum.”

“It’s never easy to deal with emotions in difficult moments such as the one we are facing,” he wrote on Instagram. “Nevertheless, we always have to be respectful, patient and set the example for all the youngsters who love the beautiful game.

“I would like to apologize for my outburst and, if possible, I would like to invite this supporter to watch a game at Old Trafford as a sign of fair-play and sportsmanship.”

“The way I see it is, if someone assaulted him in the street and then asked us to go around for dinner, we wouldn’t. Just because he’s Cristiano Ronaldo, why would we do it?” she said.

The offer was rejected .

“It’s like we owe him a favor but I’m sorry, we don’t. It’s in the hands of the police.”

“It is alleged that the forward’s conduct after the final whistle was improper and/or violent.”

“We talked about that and he will not accept it,” said Ten Hag in reference to Ronaldo and the club not accepting any automatic disciplinary measures which may result from the charge

“We were right by the tunnel where they came walking past. My son was there videoing them all. And then he lowered his phone because Ronaldo had pulled down his sock and his leg was bleeding,” the youngster’s mother, Sarah Kelly, said.

“He lowered his phone to see what it was… he didn’t even speak. Ronaldo then just walked past, with a terrible, terrible temper and smashed the phone out of my son’s hand and carried on walking.

“Jacob was in complete shock. He’s autistic and he’s got dyspraxia as well, so he didn’t really digest what was happening until we got home. He’s really upset and it’s completely put him off going to the game again.”

Acknowledging the incident, Ronaldo later wrote on social media that it is important to “always [be] respectful, patient and set the example for all the youngsters who love the beautiful game.”