"Portuguese football chiefs are set to lodge an appeal to FIFA for clemency for Cristiano Ronaldo off the back of his red card offence in Dublin and claim that the hostility of the crowd in Lansdowne Road was a factor. Assuming that Portugal avoid defeat at home to Armenia on Sunday and qualify directly for the World Cup finals, Ronaldo - who is automatically suspended for that Armenia tie -"
"is facing the prospect of missing the first two games of the finals, if FIFA's disciplinary body accepts that he was guilty of violent conduct when he struck Dara O'Shea with his elbow."
Portuguese football chiefs plan to appeal to FIFA seeking clemency for Cristiano Ronaldo, citing crowd hostility at Lansdowne Road as a factor. Ronaldo received a red card in Dublin for striking Dara O'Shea with his elbow and is automatically suspended for Portugal's home qualifier against Armenia. If Portugal avoid defeat to Armenia and qualify directly for the World Cup finals, the Armenia suspension will apply and FIFA's disciplinary ruling on violent conduct could extend the ban, potentially causing Ronaldo to miss the first two games of the World Cup finals.
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