'The level of commitment of Portugal's most capped international player was once again demonstrated. 'The FPF clarifies that at no time did the captain of the national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, threaten to leave the national team at any stage in Qatar,' it said in a statement. The Portuguese football federation was even moved to deny reports that things had escalated in the camp ahead of Saturday's quarterfinal against Morocco. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬristiano Ronaldo's latest row with Portugal coach is nothing new he has a long history at Man United, Real Madrid, JuventusĬristiano Ronaldo - winner of five Champions Leagues and five Ballon d'Ors as well as scorer of a staggering 800-plus career goals - now finds himself in uncharted territory.Ī free agent since leaving Manchester United last month when his contract was terminated by mutual agreement, he was dropped by Portugal for Tuesday's World Cup round-of-16 tie against Switzerland, only for replacement Goncalo Ramos to score a hat trick in a 6-1 win.Ĭoach Fernando Santos claimed the selection was based on 'strategy,' rather than Ronaldo's angry reaction to being substituted in Portugal's final group game against South Korea, although Santos had previously said of his captain's outburst: 'I didn't like it.

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