
The champion abandoned training camp in Denmark before the Nations League match, fueling speculation about a permanent withdrawal from the Seleção.
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Ronaldo made 234 appearances and scored 146 goals for the Portuguese national team. He recently hinted at the possibility of this being his last season.
Leaving the Seleção retreat in Denmark could truly be Cristiano Ronaldo's farewell to the national team, after 234 appearances and 146 goals. Having taken off aboard his private jet from Copenhagen, where the Portuguese face Denmark in the Nations League this evening, heading for Madrid, CR7 now risks heavy disciplinary measures.
According to Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) regulations, a player who leaves a training session or match without justification can be disqualified for a period of between one and six months, as well as being fined. Events that are fueling speculation about Ronaldo's future in red-green, especially since he himself had recently hinted that this would "probably" be his last season.
CR7 promised to explain the reasons for his gesture and has not yet officially announced his farewell to the national team. But having left the team on the eve of an official match could mark a point of no return in the relationship with the coach, and not only that.
According to the Portuguese media, last night the rest of the team returned to the hotel without Jorge Jesus and Pedro Proença - president of the Portuguese federation - who chased the champion to the airport in an attempt to prevent him from taking a step with potentially irreparable consequences. Especially after a World Cup in which his presence as a starter was a burden for a team eliminated unceremoniously in the round of 16 by Spain, despite being considered among the favourites.
Meanwhile, 'his' number 7 shirt has already found a new wearer, the former AC Milan player Leao, who will wear it in the Nations League match against Denmark, according to what the UEFA website writes. A change that Marca summarized in a title: "The king is dead...".
In the country, the psychodrama unleashed by the attacker's mutiny has reached such levels that the prime minister, Luis Montenegro, spoke personally with the coach on Wednesday evening, as reported by several local media. The wave caused by the earthquake is also hitting social media: the official Instagram account of the Portuguese national team has fallen below the threshold of 25 million followers, within a few hours it has lost over 400,000 and continues to fall.
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