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The football legend has issued a statement but only partly explained his actions.
The football legend has issued a statement but only partly explained his actions. Cristiano Ronaldo’s international future has been plunged into doubt after he abruptly left Portugal’s training camp in Copenhagen shortly after coach Jorge Jesus acknowledged tensions between the pair.
, with Ronaldo saying he’d made the decision after Jesus’s press conference and a conversation with Portuguese federation president Pedro Proenca. Know the news with the 7NEWS app:“Following the national team manager’s press conference, and after a conversation with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, I have decided to leave the national team’s training camp,” Ronaldo wrote.
“In due course, I will tell all Portuguese people the truth about the reasons behind my departure from the national team, to which I have always been fully committed. Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo didn't take part in training amid suggestions of a rift with the coach. The FPF confirmed Ronaldo had left the camp but said preparations for the match against Denmark and Sunday’s home game against Norway would continue as planned with the remaining 24 players.
The episode raises questions over whether one of football’s greatest and longest international careers is nearing its end. Jesus is facing a massive test of his authority only two matches into his tenure after he replaced Roberto Martinez following Portugal’s disappointing World Cup campaign. Jesus had earlier denied Ronaldo refused to train and urged reporters not to manufacture a controversy.
“It’s the fourth day, so he’s going to train. And he didn’t refuse to train. It’s impossible. Do you believe that?
Not Cris. ” Ronaldo did not play in Portugal’s 2-1 away win over Norway on Sunday after Jesus told him he would come off the bench but ultimately decided against using him. He then worked in the gym rather than with the squad on Monday and Tuesday, despite not being injured. Ronaldo is Portugal’s record goalscorer with 146 goals and their most-capped player with 234 appearances.
While playing under Australian coach Ange Postecoglou at his Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, he’s homing in on the amazing target of 1000 career goals, currently sitting on 979.
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