Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has escaped a FIFA ban ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
The 40-year-old will be available to play in the opening game at next year’s tournament.
Ronaldo was left fearing a suspension following his red card in a qualifying fixture against the Republic of Ireland.
The Al Nassr forward was sent off for elbowing Dara O’Shea and usually, violent conduct is punished with a three-match ban.
But Ronaldo has had the second and third matches suspended for a year.
BBC Sport reports that the fact it was his first red card in 226 international appearances was taken into account.
A FIFA statement said: “If Cristiano Ronaldo commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during the probationary period, the suspension set out in the disciplinary decision shall be deemed automatically revoked and the remaining two matches must be served immediately.”