Cristiano Ronaldo Makes a Sensational Decision Following Comments by Portugal’s Head Coach: A Complete Break

A complete rift has developed between Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s head coach, Juan Jesus. According to A Bola, CR7 has missed the national team’s training session for the fourth consecutive day.

His decision came after comments made by Juan Jesus at a press conference, in which he addressed the decision not to start him in the match against Norway: “I’m the coach; I told the player he wouldn’t play. I’ll put you on the bench. If I need you for 30 minutes, you’ll play; otherwise, you won’t. No player will ever make me change my mind. Not him, nor anyone else in the world of soccer. Not even a president. Never, not a chance.”

Jesus had also announced that Ronaldo would once again sit on the bench against Denmark, making way for forward Gonçalo Ramos. CR7 promptly decided to leave the stadium in Copenhagen, where the team’s training session was scheduled, and returned to the hotel in a van.

Speaking to reporters, Jesus had tried to downplay the absences of the past few days: “He didn’t refuse to train. Cristiano did some work in the gym, did some mobility exercises on the field, and then did some additional muscle-strengthening work at the hotel. That’s exactly what happened. He didn’t refuse to train. He’ll train today, and if you come to watch the training session, you’ll see him training, because today is the fourth day, so he’ll be training.” But Ronaldo sat out again.