The Portuguese magazine Record claims that the Portugal striker really wanted to leave the team during the World Cup in Qatar.
For the first time in a long time, the forward did not start the team at a major tournament, remaining on the bench for the match with Switzerland in the 1/8 finals World Cup-2022 (6:1). The player appeared on the field towards the end of the meeting.
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has once more denied what happened to the national team, this time in the form of a statement on the official website, ensuring that Cristiano Ronaldo never threatened to leave training camp when he found out he was not in the starting lineup for match once morest Switzerland.
Although the Federation consoles itself that the retraction is now in writing, the Record confirms the information published in a recent release that was obtained from more than one source: a conversation between Fernando Santos and Cristiano Ronaldo that took place on Monday evening, On the eve of the meeting with Switzerland, he was emotional, and the captain of the national team even thought regarding leaving. The conversation continued, and the player reversed, realizing that now is not the best time for such a decision.
This is not the first time that the FPF has denied information regarding what happened at this World Cup.
