In Portugal’s national-team orbit, Cristiano Ronaldo has set out his version of the circumstances surrounding his departure from the squad, while the distance between the forward and Jorge Jesus appears to be growing.
Ronaldo details his departure
Ronaldo issued a lengthy statement describing, step by step, how his exit from the national-team group unfolded. The forward used the message to explain his own position rather than leave the situation to speculation.
Jorge Jesus left unmentioned
- Ronaldo did not refer to Jorge Jesus by name at any point in his statement.
- The omission comes amid signs of an increasingly strained relationship between Cristiano Ronaldo and Jesus.
- Despite addressing the sequence of events around his departure, Ronaldo avoided a direct public mention of the coach.
