Soccer-Ronaldo accuses coach Jesus of broken promises but leaves Portugal return open

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Oct 6 (Reuters) - 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.

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.

Ronaldo said Jesus had agreed a plan under which the forward would miss the ​Norway and Denmark matches to manage his fitness. However, on ⁠the day of the Norway game, the ⁠coach told him he would play for 30 minutes.

"Everyone knows the rest. I warmed up from halftime onwards, ⁠watched ‌the minutes tick by and wasn't called on," Ronaldo said.

"The manager had broken his word to 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 press conference.

According to Ronaldo, an eight-point document was prepared saying he had ⁠never demanded playing ​time, had respected Jesus' decisions and that the coach asking him to warm up without bringing him on had been a mistake.

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.

"It was the ​second time he had broken his word to me," Ronaldo said. "I decided to leave the training camp without waiting for any further broken 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 but left the door open for his return.

The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Ronaldo's statement.

Ronaldo apologised for failing to greet supporters after the Norway match and for leaving his team mates, accepting that his captaincy ​made his conduct more serious.

"The consequences of my actions must be assessed ⁠and punished by the Portuguese Football Federation," he said.

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.

(Reporting by Fernando Kallas; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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10 月 6 日（路透社）——克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多指责葡萄牙主教练豪尔赫·热苏斯两次违背诺言，称未能就他缺席对阵挪威的比赛达成公开解释协议，导致他离开了球队，但他坚称，无论受到何种惩罚，他仍然愿意为国效力。

这位 41 岁的球员在一份冗长的声明中，讲述了导致他上周在葡萄牙与丹麦的欧国联比赛前离开哥本哈根的纠纷。

罗纳尔多表示，热苏斯已经​​同意了一项计划，根据该计划，为了保持状态，他将缺席对阵挪威和丹麦的比赛。然而，在对阵挪威的比赛当天，教练告诉他，他将上场30分钟。

“剩下的事大家都知道了。我从中场休息开始热身，看着时间一分一秒地过去，却始终没有被派上场，”罗纳尔多说道。

“经理违背了我的诺言。”

葡萄牙队长兼历史最佳射手表示，随后他与热苏斯会面，他的俱乐部阿尔纳斯尔体育总监西芒·库蒂尼奥也出席了会面，双方达成协议，热苏斯将在下次新闻发布会上澄清相关情况。

据罗纳尔多称，一份八点文件表明他从未要求上场时间，尊重热苏斯的决定，并且教练让他热身却不让他上场是一个错误。

罗纳尔多表示，双方达成的协议并不要求热苏斯向他道歉，但他同时表示，教练的公开言论与他们的私下谈话内容完全不同。

“这是他第二次违背对我的承诺，”罗纳尔多说。“我决定离开训练营，不再等待他再次食言。”

声明中提供了罗纳尔多的说法，但在周日葡萄牙战胜挪威之后，热苏斯否认他与该球员达成了任何协议，但并未排除他回归的可能性。

葡萄牙足球协会（FPF）尚未就罗纳尔多的声明作出回应。

罗纳尔多为赛后未向挪威球迷致意以及离开队友的行为道歉，并承认队长身份使他的行为更加严重。

他说：“我的行为后果必须由葡萄牙足球协会评估和处罚。”

尽管关系破裂，C罗表示他不会将自己的国际赛场抱负局限于告别演出。

“如果我的身体状况允许，能够为我的俱乐部效力——我希望还能进球——在服完对我施加的任何禁赛期后，我将像以往一样，随时准备为我们的国家队比赛并赢得胜利，”他补充道。

（费尔南多·卡拉斯报道；肯·费里斯编辑）

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