Ronaldo left Portugal before the match with Denmark

Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo has left the national team's training camp. The footballer said he would later explain the reasons for his decision. This is reported by TASS.

After the press conference of the head coach of the national team and a conversation with the President of the Portuguese Football Federation, I decided to leave the national team. In due course, I will tell all Portuguese about the reasons for this decision. I've always given myself to the team without a trace. Now I want to wish good luck to Portugal and all my teammates, Ronaldo wrote on Instagram.

Earlier, Marca reported that the player left the team on the eve of the match of the third round of the group stage of the League of Nations against Denmark. The meeting will take place on October 1. In the previous match of the tournament against Norway, which ended with a victory for Portugal with the score 2: 1, Ronaldo did not go on the field.

The decision of the striker followed the statement of the head coach of the Portuguese national team Georges Rzesouch. The specialist said that he does not plan to release the 41-year-old forward in the starting lineup for the game with the Danes. Neither Ronaldo nor the Portuguese Football Federation announced the end of his international career.

Cristiano Ronaldo is 41. He is a five-time Champions League winner, European champion and two-time Nations League winner. The footballer owns records for the number of goals in the history of national teams, European championships, Champions League and club world championships.

Since December 2022, Ronaldo has been playing for Saudi al-Nasr. In different years he also played for Portuguese Sporting, English Manchester United, Spanish Real Madrid and Italian Juventus.

Ronaldo scored 979 goals in his professional career, 146 of them for Portugal, another 833 at club level.

Photo: Cristiano Ronaldo