Portuguese Football Federation announces Ronaldo's suspension

Five-time winner of the “Golden ball” Cristiano Ronaldo is temporarily suspended from playing for the national team of Portugal due to the fact that he voluntarily left the location of the national team. This was announced by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF), the report of which is quoted by the newspaper A Bola.

The FPF said disciplinary proceedings had been instituted, which was given emergency status. “On October 10, the case file was submitted to the FPF Disciplinary Investigations Committee; information on the progress of the proceedings will not be disclosed until the investigation is completed,” the FPF said.

As previously reported by A Bola and CNN Portugal, according to the regulations of the FPF Ronaldo for unauthorized departure from the national team threatens a six-month suspension and a fine of €500 to €1,000.

41-year-old captain of the national team of Portugal Ronaldo on September 30 left the location of the national team the day before the match of the League of Nations against Denmark (4: 2). This happened due to a conflict with the head coach of the national team Georges Jesouch. In the previous match against Norway, Ronaldo was on the bench for the first time in a long time. 30 minutes before the end, Jesos sent Ronaldo to warm up, but, to the player’s surprise, he did not release him on the field.

As a result, Ronaldo left the team after the coach said at a press conference that “the player did not play against Norway and will not play against Denmark.” The footballer said that “in due time he will tell the truth to all the Portuguese people”, which he did on October 6. In his statement, the forward spoke about the details of the conflict with Jesús. According to him, the coach twice violated this word: he did not release him to the match with Norway and did not publicly disclose the incident, although he promised to do so. Ronaldo also apologized to the national team and fans, saying that he was ready for punishment, but does not plan to end his career in the national team.

He has previously expressed hope that the country will support him amid the conflict with Ronaldo, and said he is ready to return the player to the team if he wants. The coach said he would not apologize for what happened. After the publication of the message of the captain of the national team, Jesos said that he had read it and had nothing to say.