Ronaldo denies seeking red card for Rooney

PORTUGAL winger Cristiano Ronaldo has denied asking Argentinian referee Horacio Elizondo to take action against England’s Wayne Rooney during the World Cup quarter-final.

Rooney was sent off after stamping on Ricardo Carvalho and then pushing his Manchester United team-mate Ronaldo, with England going on to lose on penalties.

Ronaldo, who winked at the Portugal bench following the dismissal, then scored the penalty to clinch victory in the shoot-out and secure Portugal’s first World Cup semi-final in 40 years.