Ronaldo suspended for 30 days + fined 380,000 won for 'leaving the national team without permission'

The Portuguese Football Association imposed an ineffective disciplinary action on Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo (41, Al Nasr) for leaving the national team camp without permission, and as a result, he will be able to participate in the A match next month.

The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced on the 20th (Korean time), "The disciplinary committee found Ronaldo guilty of intentionally violating the association's regulations once and imposed a 30-day suspension and a fine of 255 euros (about 380,000 won)."

Ronaldo, captain of the Portuguese national team, was previously listed as a substitute in the 2026-2027 UEFA Nations League match against Norway held on the 28th of last month, but was absent. He then left the national team camp without permission when national team coach Giorgi Jesus announced that he would not be selected as a starter ahead of the match against Denmark held on the 2nd of this month.

Afterwards, Ronaldo protested through social networking services (SNS), saying, "Coach Jejus broke his promise twice," and that "a clear loss of trust" was the reason for his departure from the national team.

They claimed that the reasons for his departure from the national team were that coach Jeju did not let him play despite saying he would use him against Norway, and that he reversed course without properly conveying the facts he had agreed to announce at a press conference.

However, he apologized to his fans and said he was not retiring from the national team.

The Portuguese association also announced that Ronaldo acknowledged his mistake and expressed his willingness to accept disciplinary action.

In the end, the Portuguese association gave Ronaldo a 'soft bat' punishment.

According to the association's regulations, players who do not fulfill their national team obligations or leave without permission during a call-up are subject to a fine and a suspension of 1 to 6 months.

According to the AFP news agency, Ronaldo's one-month suspension, which was already temporarily suspended, will be applied retroactively from the 1st local time when the match against Denmark was held and will be lifted at the end of this month.

Even after Ronaldo left the national team, Portugal, which has already confirmed its advancement to the quarterfinals by winning two consecutive games in the Nations League and winning all four games, will face Denmark on November 15th and then Wales on the 18th.

Coach Jesus said, “Ronaldo can return to the national team if he wants,” so the possibility of Ronaldo playing in the November international match is open.

The sanctions are also symbolic in nature.

British media Sky Sports reported that Ronaldo earns about 488,000 pounds (approximately 865 million won) per day from Al-Nasr, Saudi Arabia, and (economic magazine) Forbes estimates that his income in 2026 will reach 225 million pounds (approximately 399.2 billion won),” adding, “If calculated based on his annual salary at Al-Nasr, Ronaldo will pay the fine imposed by the Portuguese Association for 39 seconds. “It looks like we will be able to pay in due time,” he said.