Cristiano Ronaldo seems to have played his final game for Portugal, though an official update on the topic is yet to arrive from the football icon. After leaving the national team camp midway through, following a clash with coach Jorge Jesus , Ronaldo promised to reveal the ‘truth’ behind what happened. As fans and the entire world of social media await an update from the Portuguese star, the national team coach had a bit of an altercation with a reporter during a press conference when asked about the situation surrounding the country’s most iconic player.
Portugal coach Jorge Jesus lost his cool at a reporter in the press conference after being asked if an apology has been issued over the Cristiano Ronaldo controversy.
When asked in the press conference if he intended to apologise to Ronaldo over the issue, Jesus lost his cool. “How many players warmed up today and didn’t come on? He was supposed to play here today, but, given what happened, everything was different.
“Apologise for what? I take responsibility for the decision and what happened, but apologise for what? And to whom? This is ridiculous. How many? Is there going to be a problem with any of them? Following Ronaldo’s departure, Portugal and Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes stated that Ronaldo deserves to say goodbye in style. He added: “We’re talking about several things. He had to finish playing for the national team, and that’s why he played the first game. It happened to be at Alvalade.
Because that was also my idea, i completely agree with what Bruno Fernandes said,. No,” he said, embarking on an angry rant while also asserting that the 41-year-old Ronaldo can still earn a call-up to the national team.
Jesus himself had said that he would share details of the Ronaldo episode after the match against Norway. And what reason would drive me to apologise?” he said, before clarifying: “The main reason for all this is the player’s warm-up. “In my opinion, you can’t hold a one-year friendship against someone over a situation that is difficult to understand,” Jesus said. When Jesus was asked if he agreed with Fernandes’ remarks, he said: “One hundred per cent. One of the things I told Cris was that he couldn’t end up losing and crying at the World Cup. That practically says it all.”
