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Ronaldo may be finished with the national team after conflict with the national team captain

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Cristiano Ronaldo may be finished with the Portuguese national team after a conflict with national team captain Jorge Jesus, according to Spanish Marca.
Although Jesus previously said there were no problems, a meeting is said to have taken place where he expressed his decision.
Portuguese FA president Pedro Proenca traveled to Copenhagen to meet them ahead of the Nations League match.

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Why It Matters

Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, has been a key player for the Portuguese national team for over two decades. Confederation captain Jorge Jesus, 72, recently took over the team. The situation has been tense in recent hours following reports of a meeting in which Jesus expressed that he rules over the squad.

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The hasty exit from this gathering - with two games left to play - which could spell the end for good for Ronaldo in the Portuguese national team, according to observers around the national team, according to Marca.

The situation is said to have escalated in recent hours, despite the fact that national team captain Jorge Jesus, 72, said shortly before that there were no problems with 41-year-old Ronaldo.

They reportedly had a meeting on Wednesday where Jesus expressed that he is the one who decides and no one will change his opinion.

The president of the Portuguese Football Association, Pedro Proenca, traveled to Copenhagen on Tuesday. Portuguese newspaper A Bola reported that Proenca had changed his plans and traveled to Denmark to meet Jesus and Ronaldo ahead of Portugal's Nations League game on Thursday.

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Ronaldo will not play in the Nations League match on Thursday
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Will Ronaldo play in the Nations League game on Thursday?
What exactly was said in the meeting between Jesus and Ronaldo?
Will the conflict lead to Ronaldo leaving the national team permanently?
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