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Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed on Wednesday he had left Portugal’s training camp after a turbulent few hours in Copenhagen, amid reports of a dispute with coach Jorge Jesus, on the eve of their Nations League match against Denmark.
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he → confirm → Denmark
“Following the national team manager’s press conference, and after a conversation with the President of the Portuguese Football Federation, I have decided to leave the national team’s training camp,” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram, adding that he would tell Portuguese fans “the truth about the reasons behind my departure” in due course.
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he → decide → course
The Portugal squad later arrived at their hotel without Ronaldo and without Jesus, with the whereabouts of both still unknown.
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whereabouts → arrive → both
Earlier on Wednesday, Jesus denied Ronaldo had refused to train as the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) confirmed the forward did not take part in the team’s final session ahead of Thursday’s game.
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forward → deny → game
Portuguese newspaper A Bola posted a video that appeared to show Ronaldo leaving Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium in a FPF vehicle.
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Ronaldo → post → vehicle
A Bola reported that Ronaldo left shortly after Jesus had said the 41-year-old would take part in the session.
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old → report → session
Spanish sports media outlet Marca reported that Ronaldo intended to board a private flight to Madrid in the coming hours.
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Ronaldo → report → hours
Ronaldo did not play in Portugal’s 2-1 win over Norway on Sunday after Jesus told him he would come off the bench but ultimately decided against bringing him on.
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he → play → him
He then worked in the gym rather than training with the rest of the squad on Monday and Tuesday, despite not being injured.
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He → work → Monday
Speaking at a news conference before Wednesday’s session, Jesus told reporters not to manufacture a controversy and said it was normal for Ronaldo to miss team training in the days after a match.
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Ronaldo → speak → match
“He didn’t refuse.
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He → refuse → ?
He’s going to train today,” said Jesus.
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Jesus → go → ?
“It’s the fourth day, so he’s going to train.
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he → ’ → ?
And he didn’t refuse to train.
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he → refuse → ?
It’s impossible.
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It → ’ → ?
Do you believe that?
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you → believe → that
Jesus said there had been no incident, although he confirmed speaking to Ronaldo about the situation.
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he → say → situation
“They forced me to talk to Cris about an issue that didn’t exist.
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that → force → issue
There was nothing to talk about,” said Jesus.
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Jesus → be → ?
“He said, ‘I’m here for you to decide.
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you → say → ?
If you want me to play, I’ll play.
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I → want → ?
If you want me to go to the stands, I’ll go’.”
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I → want → stands
FPF President Pedro Proenca travelled to Copenhagen on Tuesday.
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Proenca → travel → Tuesday
Portuguese newspaper A Bola reported that Proenca had changed his plans and gone to Denmark to meet Jesus and Ronaldo before Portugal’s Nations League match there on Thursday.
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Proenca → report → Thursday
Ronaldo is Portugal’s record goalscorer with 146 goals and their most-capped player with 234 appearances.
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Ronaldo → cap → appearances
Ronaldo told a news conference last week that media had been trying to “kill” him for years, and said that he could leave “today” if the manager did not want him in the squad.
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him → tell → squad
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