
Cristiano Ronaldo's wife, Georgina Rodriguez, published a photo of him on his private plane returning to Riyadh with his children, days after he left the Portugal national team camp following disagreements with coach Jorge Jesus, coinciding with Portugal's win over Norway.
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Ronaldo left the Portugal national team camp before the match against Denmark due to disagreements with coach Jorge Jesus over his non-participation in the first match against Norway, and he later issued a statement in which he promised to reveal the details to the Portuguese fans.
(CNN) - The wife of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo published a picture of him on his flight to the Saudi capital, Riyadh, days after he left his country’s national team camp following disagreements with his coach, Jorge Jesus.
Georgina Rodriguez shared with followers of her Instagram page a picture of her husband via the “Story” feature as he spent time with his children on board his private plane on their way back to the Saudi capital.
This is the first photo of Ronaldo since his departure from the Portugal national team camp.
Ronaldo's wife's publication of the photo coincided with Portugal playing its fourth match in the current international break against Norway, which ended with a victory by two goals to one.
Ronaldo left his country's national team camp before the match against Denmark last week following disagreements with Jesus due to his not participating in the first match against Norway. He issued a statement afterwards in which he confirmed that he would reveal to the Portuguese fans everything that happened later.
Despite the instability surrounding Ronaldo's departure, Jesus succeeded in leading his country to achieve two difficult victories over Denmark on home soil and over Norway at Porto Stadium, with scores of 4-2 and 2-1.
Ronaldo will join Al-Nasr club training in preparation for the upcoming matches, amid uncertainty about his future with his country’s national team.
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