Ronaldo announced his departure from the Portuguese national team after a conflict with the coach and president of the federation

41-year-old forward Cristiano Ronaldo made a statement about his departure from the Portuguese national team. He wrote about this on his Instagram page (owned by Meta, whose activities are recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation).

“After the press conference of the head coach of the national team and a conversation with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), I left the team meeting. In due time, I will tell the Portuguese people the truth about the reasons for my departure from the national team, to which I have always been loyal,” Ronaldo wrote.

For the first time in 18 years, the footballer spent the entire match of the national team on the bench. In the second round of the Nations League, his team lost to the Norwegians with a score of 1:2. At the same time, after the end of the last game, the football player immediately went to the locker room and did not thank the fans. Later, the 41-year-old striker worked out separately from the team in the gym.