Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
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Cristiano Ronaldo has accused Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of twice breaking his word, saying a failed agreement to publicly explain his omission against Norway drove him out of the camp, but insisting he remained available after any punishment.
asserted
he → accuse → punishment
In a lengthy statement, the 41-year-old gave his account of the dispute that prompted his departure from Copenhagen before Portugal’s Nations League match versus Denmark last week.
asserted
that → give → Denmark
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4What → question → match
Ronaldo said Jesus had agreed a plan under which the forward would miss the Norway and Denmark matches to manage his fitness.
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forward → say → fitness
However, on the day of the Norway game, the coach told him he would play for 30 minutes.
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he → tell → minutes
“Everyone knows the rest.
asserted
Everyone → know → rest
I warmed up from halftime onwards, watched the minutes tick by and wasn’t called on,” Ronaldo said.
asserted
Ronaldo → warm → halftime
“The manager had broken his word to me.”
asserted
manager → break → me
Portugal’s captain and all-time leading scorer said a subsequent meeting with Jesus, attended by his club side Al Nassr’s sporting director Simao Coutinho, produced an agreement for the coach to clarify events at his next news conference.
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coach → lead → conference
According to Ronaldo, an eight-point document was prepared saying he had never demanded playing time, had respected Jesus’s decisions and that the coach asking him to warm up without bringing him on had been a mistake.
uncertain
coach → accord → him
Ronaldo said the agreed notes did not require Jesus to apologise to him but said the coach’s public remarks bore no resemblance to their private discussion.
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remarks → say → discussion
“It was the second time he had broken his word to me,” Ronaldo said.
asserted
Ronaldo → break → me
“I decided to leave the training camp without waiting for any further broken promises.”
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I → decide → promises
The statement provided Ronaldo’s account, but on Sunday, after Portugal’s win over Norway, Jesus denied he had made any agreement with the player, nevertheless leaving the door open for his return.
asserted
he → provide → return
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Ronaldo’s statement.
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Federation → respond → statement
Ronaldo apologised for failing to greet supporters after the Norway match and for leaving his teammates, accepting that his captaincy made his conduct more serious.
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conduct → apologise → teammates
“The consequences of my actions must be assessed and punished by the Portuguese Football Federation,” he said.
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he → assess → Federation
Despite the rupture, Ronaldo said he was not limiting his international ambitions to a farewell appearance.
“If I’m physically fit, playing for my club – scoring goals, I hope – after serving whatever suspension is imposed on me, I’ll be available, as I’ve always been until now, to compete and win for our national team,” he added.
asserted
he → say → team
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