Cristiano Ronaldo has urged the Saudi Pro League to ban any fans that chanted about his former Portugal team-mate Diogo Jota during a match between Al-Taawoun and Al-Hilal on Saturday night.
Al Nassr forward Ronaldo was not involved but compatriot Ruben Neves featured for Al-Hilal and footage on social media showed the former Wolves midfielder gesturing to the sky after audible chants of “Jota” could be heard.
Jota died in the summer of 2025 along with his brother Andre Silva following a car crash in Zamora and Neves was one of the pallbearers at his funeral.
🚨 𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄 — Cristiano Ronaldo sai em defesa de Rúben Neves e cobra punição aos torcedores do Al Taawoun que cantaram o nome de Diogo Jota para provocar o meio-campista.
“A liga precisa tomar providências e punir esse tipo de comportamento dos torcedores. Isso já não é… pic.twitter.com/eJLpcoBz9y
— Central do Arabão (@centraldoarabao) September 13, 2026
Al-Hilal won Saturday’s fixture by a 6-0 score and Ronaldo later commented on footage of the incident on Instagram.
“The league must take action and punish this kind of fan behaviour,” Ronaldo said in a comment on the social media website.
“This is no longer football, and there have to be limits. People who behave like this should never be allowed to enter a stadium again.”
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