Ronaldo avoids World Cup ban as FIFA levies 1-year 'probationary period'
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Ronaldo avoided the potential of missing next year's FIFA World Cup due to suspension when FIFA instead levied a one-year probationary period for the Portugal star on Tuesday.
Ronaldo, 40, was issued a red card during Portugal's 2-0 loss to the Republic of Ireland on Nov. 13. FIFA handed him a three-match ban on Tuesday for elbowing Ireland defender Dara O'Shea, with