Ronaldo hit with 30‑day ban after storming out of Portugal camp

Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for 30 days by the Portuguese Football Federation for leaving the national team during the UEFA Nations League, citing dissatisfaction with game time assurances from coach Jorge Jesus.

Having already served part of the suspension, Ronaldo will complete it by the end of October, coupled with a €255 fine.

Despite his absence, Portugal secured victories in all their matches and qualified for the quarter-finals.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, has expressed remorse and a commitment to continue contributing to the team post-suspension.

LISBON, Oct 20 — Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension for leaving the Portuguese national team camp, the country’s football federation (FPF) announced on Monday.

The 41-year-old abruptly left the Portugal camp on September 30 during the Uefa Nations League, before accusing coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word about giving him game time.

Ronaldo apologised to supporters earlier in October, adding he would accept any punishment that was imposed.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, who will also have to pay a fine of 255 euros (RM1,168), has received the minimum penalty provided for in the federation’s regulations, which stipulate suspensions of between one and six months for leaving the national team.

Ronaldo left Portugal’s squad after first being made to warm up as a substitute against Norway on September 27 and not being brought on, and then finding out he would not start against Denmark in the match on October 1.

Ronaldo’s suspension takes effect from the day of the Denmark match, meaning he has already served 19 days of his ban and will complete it by the end of October.

The FPF disciplinary committee said it took into account “the remorse shown in the statement” issued by Ronaldo on October 6, in which he admitted his mistake and expressed his willingness to accept a punishment.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is Portugal’s all-time top goalscorer and record appearance-maker in men’s international football.

But in his absence, Portugal won all four of their Nations League matches and qualified for the quarter-finals with two games to spare.

Portugal host Denmark on November 14 and then travel to face Wales on November 17 in their final two Nations League Group A4 matches — by which time Ronaldo will have served his suspension.

‘Putting in the work’

In a social media post shortly after his walk-out, Ronaldo accused Portugal boss Jesus of breaking his word about giving him game time in Nations League matches but insisted he was not retiring from international duty.

“I will be available, as I have always been until today, to compete and win for our national team,” Ronaldo posted.

He said Jesus had gone back on his word about bringing him on against Norway, and then in a press conference before the Denmark match had not said a series of points they had agreed upon during a conversation beforehand.

One of Ronaldo’s pre-approved talking points was that Jesus had “made a mistake in asking someone of the stature of Pele or Maradona to warm up and then not sending him on in the match”.

Jesus, speaking several days later, said he would select Ronaldo for international duty if the forward was playing for his club Al Nassr, and was interested in being called up.

Following the FPF’s announcement, Ronaldo did not directly react to the news on Instagram but did post a picture of himself preparing to train with his Saudi club, accompanied with the caption, “Putting in the work”. — AFP

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克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多因在欧足联国家联赛期间离开国家队而被葡萄牙足协禁赛 30 天，他表示对教练豪尔赫·热苏斯提供的上场时间保证不满。

由于已经服完了一部分禁赛期，罗纳尔多将在10月底前完成剩余的禁赛期，并被处以255欧元的罚款。

尽管他缺席，葡萄牙队仍然赢得了所有比赛，并晋级四分之一决赛。

与此同时，罗纳尔多表达了悔意，并承诺在禁赛期满后继续为球队做出贡献。

里斯本，10 月 20 日——葡萄牙足球协会（FPF）周一宣布，克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多因离开葡萄牙国家队训练营而被禁赛 30 天。

这位 41 岁的球员在 9 月 30 日欧洲国家联赛期间突然离开葡萄牙国家队，之后指责教练豪尔赫·热苏斯违背了给他上场时间的承诺。

罗纳尔多在10月初向球迷道歉，并表示他会接受任何处罚。

这位前曼联和皇家马德里球星还将支付 255 欧元（1168 令吉）的罚款，他受到了足协规定中的最低处罚，足协规定，离开国家队将被禁赛一至六个月。

罗纳尔多先是在9月27日对阵挪威的比赛中被安排作为替补热身，但最终没有上场，随后又得知自己不会在10月1日对阵丹麦的比赛中首发，之后便离开了葡萄牙国家队。

罗纳尔多的禁赛从丹麦比赛当天开始生效，这意味着他已经服完了 19 天的禁赛期，禁赛期将在 10 月底结束。

法甲纪律委员会表示，他们已考虑到罗纳尔多在10月6日发表的声明中所表现出的“悔意”，他在声明中承认了自己的错误，并表示愿意接受处罚。

这位五次获得金球奖的球员是葡萄牙男足历史上进球最多的球员和出场次数最多的球员。

但在他缺席的情况下，葡萄牙赢得了全部四场欧国联比赛，提前两轮晋级四分之一决赛。

葡萄牙将于 11 月 14 日主场迎战丹麦，然后于 11 月 17 日客场挑战威尔士，这是他们在欧洲国家联赛 A4 组的最后两场比赛——到那时，罗纳尔多将结束他的禁赛期。

“付出努力”

在退役后不久，罗纳尔多在社交媒体上发帖指责葡萄牙主帅热苏斯违背了让他参加欧国联比赛的承诺，但他坚称自己不会退出国家队。

“我将一如既往地随时准备为国家队效力，争取胜利，”罗纳尔多发帖说道。

他说，耶稣违背了之前让他上场对阵挪威的承诺，然后在对阵丹麦的比赛前的新闻发布会上，也没有提及他们之前在谈话中达成一致的一系列要点。

罗纳尔多事先准备好的论点之一是，热苏斯“犯了一个错误，他让贝利或马拉多纳这样级别的球员来热身，却没有让他上场比赛”。

几天后，热苏斯表示，如果罗纳尔多效力于他的俱乐部阿尔纳斯尔，并且有兴趣被征召入队，他将选择罗纳尔多参加国家队比赛。

在沙特足协宣布这一消息后，C罗并未直接在Instagram上做出回应，但他发布了一张自己准备与沙特俱乐部一起训练的照片，并配文“努力训练”。——法新社

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