Ronaldo Leaves Portugal Camp Amid Reports of Rift with Coach Jesus
- Cristiano Ronaldo abruptly left the Portuguese national team at 41, feeling betrayed by coach Jorge Jesus after a dispute over playing time.
- Tensions ignited after Ronaldo spent 30 minutes warming up during a game in Norway but did not play, then exploded in Copenhagen following Jesus's news conference.
- On Tuesday, Ronaldo met with federation president Pedro Proen and Jesus to resolve the conflict, but the coach's promised public apology proved insufficient to retain him.
- Ronaldo flew to Madrid and posted a farewell to Portugal on social media, bringing several tense days in the camp to a dramatic close.
- The forward departs after 23 years with the national team; under coach Roberto Mart, he scored 28 goals in 37 appearances and helped secure the 2025 Nations League title.
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Although he left the national lot of Portugal with scandal, Cristiano Ronaldo did not leave a huge void from a logistical point of view. Portugal has already attributed the favorite number of the 41-year-old attacker to one of his teammates for the match scheduled for Thursday against Denmark, in the League of Nations, reports RMC Sport.
It's a ricochet effect. Cristiano Ronaldo's sudden departure from the Portuguese selection rally sparked a huge interest on the internet. The attacker of Al-Nassr announced on Instagram that he had left the group after an exchange with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, thus fuelling speculation about his international future, without [...]
The striker left yesterday's training camp with the Portuguese national team after Jorge Jesus' press conference.
Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed the clash with the new breeder Jorge Jesus and provoked a psychodrama in Portugal by leaving Wednesday 30 September the rally of the Seleçao in Copenhagen, on the eve of a...
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