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Ronaldo fans awarded compensation after Juventus star didn't play pre-season friendly

The decision to keep Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for a pre-season friendly between Juventus and the K-League All-Stars in July last year has seen two fans awarded £240 (€283/$312) in compensation.

Organisers of the match, The Fasta, promised the Portuguese star would play at least 45 minutes of the match with 65,000 fans ultimately turning out as tickets sold out within three minutes.

Ronaldo ended up remaining on the bench for the game however with fans less than happy over his lack of involvement with Lionel Messi's name reportedly chanted at one point in frustration.