
The 41-year-old Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was dissatisfied when he sat on the bench for the entire UEFA Nations League game against Norway. The coach's subsequent comments became the trigger for leaving the team. The coach and the chairman of the Football Association went to the airport to stop him, but to no avail.
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When the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League kicked off, scheduling disputes and internal strife broke out within the Portuguese team between the coach and the stars.
The 41-year-old Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was shocked to withdraw from the national team training! The 2026-27 UEFA Nations League officially kicked off a few days ago. Cristiano Ronaldo once again put on the national team jersey. He started against Wales on the 25th and sat on the bench for the entire game against Norway on the 28th. Ronaldo was dissatisfied and did not participate in team training for several days; Portugal's new coach Jorge Jesus) announced that Ronaldo would not start the game against Denmark on the 2nd. Ronaldo immediately left the training camp. The coach and the chairman of the Portuguese Football Association chased Ronaldo to the airport but were unable to persuade Ronaldo to turn back. Finally, Ronaldo took a flight to leave. Some media broke the news that Ronaldo may have decided to retire from the national team.
According to comprehensive media reports, the Portuguese national team had an internal dispute between the coach and Cristiano Ronaldo. The trigger seemed to have originated from the game against Norway on September 27. Coach Jesus informed Cristiano Ronaldo that he might be asked to come on as a substitute in the last half hour of the game against Norway. In the 51st minute of the game, Haaland scored, the score was 1-1, Ronaldo began to warm up on the sidelines, and in the 54th minute Portugal went ahead and the score was 2-1.
In order to defend the victory, Portugal did not let Ronaldo come on as a substitute. Ronaldo warmed up for half an hour, but finally did not get a chance to play. He left the stadium angrily early and missed the team training for the next few days.
Portugal's new coach Jesus announced at a press conference that Cristiano Ronaldo will not start the game against Denmark on the 2nd, saying that "the interests of the team need to take precedence over personal considerations." Regarding Ronaldo's scheduling arrangements, Jesus said: "I don't know what will happen in the game... If I need him, he will play; if not, he will not play."
After watching the press conference, Ronaldo immediately left the national team training camp, returned to the hotel to pack his luggage, and called a private plane to pick him up. Coach Jesus and the chairman of the Football Association rushed to the airport, trying to stop Ronaldo at the last moment and persuade him to return to the team, but Ronaldo had already decided to leave, and the two could only watch on the tarmac as Ronaldo's private plane took off.
Ronaldo officially announced his withdrawal from the national team training on IG, saying, "At the appropriate time, I will tell the truth to all Portuguese people." Portuguese media "O Jogo" reported that Ronaldo has decided not to play for Portugal after leaving the national team training camp. This decision was described as "irreversible." However, Ronaldo himself has only confirmed that he left the training camp and has not yet announced his retirement from the national team.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Cristiano Ronaldo will further explain the truth behind his departure from the team
Very likely · Within days

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