Was Christiano Ronaldo's punished gesture a case of misunderstanding? 

Ronaldo addressed the obscene gesture in a news conference that saw him suspended for a Saudi Pro League match, saying it was a "misunderstanding" and also admitted "every day I try to be a better man." Ronaldo added:

"Sometimes the passion of the game leads us to make some mistakes, but everyone makes mistakes. Whenever I make them, I don't do it on purpose. Every day I try to be a better man."

"What I can promise is that I am a player who gives everything on the field, a player with passion, a player who always wants to win. I'm a player who doesn't like to see people doing unsportsmanlike things ... I am happy to be in Saudi Arabia and happy to represent Al Nassr."

When sometimes you could only see blurred lines.