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Ronaldo wants Portugal 'punishment' but not retiring

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BBC Sport. (2026, October 6). Ronaldo wants Portugal 'punishment' but not retiring. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cmd7qn48q13lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Cristiano Ronaldo has stated that while he is not retiring from international football, he feels he deserves punishment for leaving the Portugal national team's camp during a recent tournament. The 41-year-old forward left after being informed he would not start in upcoming matches and issued an apology through a statement, calling on the Portuguese Football Federation to impose consequences for his actions. Despite this incident, Ronaldo remains open to continuing with the national team if given another chance by coach Jorge Jesus.
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On Wednesday, Cristiano Ronaldo abruptly left the Portugal national team's training camp in Copenhagen ahead of their UEFA Nations League match against Denmark. In an Instagram statement, Ronaldo said he decided to leave after discussing his situation with Jorge Jesus, the coach, and Pedro Proenca, the President of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). The FPF’s disciplinary code could see him face a ban from one to six months if found to have unjustifiably abandoned training or matches. Despite Ronaldo's absence, Portugal won against Denmark 4-2 on Thursday without their star player. Coach Jesus later stated he would welcome Ronaldo back should the player wish to return for future games.

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- Published Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not retiring from international football but deserves to be punished for walking out on Portugal for a "breach of the coach's trust".
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🔮 The 41-year-old captain left his country's Nations League camp after being an unused substitute against Norway and then finding out he would not start against Denmark.
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Ronaldo wants Portugal 'punishment' but not retiring · assertive framing

Claims (10 extracted, 0 hedged)

- Published Cristiano Ronaldo says he is not retiring from international football but deserves to be punished for walking out on Portugal for a "breach of the coach's trust". asserted
he → publish → trust
The 41-year-old captain left his country's Nations League camp after being an unused substitute against Norway and then finding out he would not start against Denmark. asserted
he → leave → Denmark
Al-Nassr forward Ronaldo has scored 146 goals in 234 Portugal appearances - both world records - helping them win Euro 2016 and the Nations League twice. asserted
them → score → Euro
In a lengthy statement, the former Real Madrid and Manchester United player said he should be held accountable for his actions. asserted
he → say → actions
"The Portuguese Football Federation must assess the consequences of my actions and punish me for them. asserted
Federation → assess → them
I believe the punishment should not be reduced," Ronaldo said. asserted
Ronaldo → believe → ?
"I have already apologised, but I know that actions have consequences." asserted
actions → apologise → consequences
Portugal manager Jorge Jesus said on Sunday that the door was still open for Ronaldo to play for the country's national team. asserted
Ronaldo → say → team
Ronaldo said that, provided he was "physically fit, playing with my team, and hopefully scoring goals", he would like to continue to play international football. asserted
he → say → football
"After my suspension period ends, I will be available, as I always have been, to compete and win with our national team," he added. asserted
he → end → team
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