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27th Mar 2018

WATCH: Pitch invader who kissed Cristiano Ronaldo uploads footage of incident

Very important stuff

Simon Lloyd

By now, there’s a good chance you’ve heard all about the very important matter of Cristiano Ronaldo being kissed by a pitch-invading fan.

The incident happened as the Real Madrid star featured for Portugal in their 3-0 friendly defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in Geneva on Monday evening.

Three pitch-invaders – since revealed as being Swiss comedians –  leapt over advertising hoardings and made their way on to the field during a break in play. One of the men, Samir Alic, was able to plant a kiss on Ronaldo’s cheek before being ushered away by security staff.

A matter of hours on, Alic, who was seen holding a mobile phone aloft as he approached Ronaldo, has posted his own footage of the incident to his official Facebook page.

Here, have a look:

https://www.facebook.com/samir.alic.comedie/videos/1688705177879386/

Ronaldo, who didn’t appear too impressed by Alic’s antics, was withdrawn after 68 minutes of the game after having a relatively quiet evening.

Goals from Memphis Depay, Ryan Babel and Virgil van Dijk secured a win for the Dutch, who have failed to qualify for the World Cup this summer.

Portugal, the reigning European champions, have been drawn in Group B for this summer’s tournament. They will be joined by Iran, Morocco and Iberian neighbours, Spain.

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