Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the Portugal national team camp following 'coach's decision' to bench him vs. Norway - CBS Sports
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Jorge Jesus has denied any issues with the legendary Portuguese striker earlier, but Ronaldo announced he was leaving afte meeting with the manager
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese soccer star, has left the national team camp following a disagreement with head coach Jorge Jesus. Earlier on Wednesday, the Portugal manager denied rumours of a difficult relationship with Ronaldo, after the Al-Nassr striker didn't train for the last two days after sitting on the bench on Sunday against Norway. Jesus, who also coached Ronaldo last season in Saudi Arabia, said it was planned for him not to train with the team in the last two days as he won't be playing on Thursday against Denmark in the third match of UEFA Nations League, but will be on the pitch against Norway in the last match of the international break on Sunday. Ronaldo did not take part in the training session after the press conference and left the stadium, missing his third consecutive day of training with the team. The private jet of the Portuguese star departed from Madrid and headed to Copenaghen, with a scheduled flight back to Spain later on Wednesday, according to reports and flight tracking information.
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