RONALDO NEEDS PROTECTION

Last updated : 05 July 2005 By editor

Cristiano Ronaldo told the Daily Star,"What happens to me in matches is all part of the game, I know. But it does bother me. The referees are really strict in English football but sometimes they push you too hard, which isn't good for forwards like me.

"Defenders seem to do what they like. They are very tough and they know that referees will let it go. I sometimes feel hard done by because there are some bad fouls against me but referees let them go. That's the English way of thinking and you have to be ready for it."