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Ronaldo quits Portugal camp after bench snub; Fernandes defends his legacy
October 3, 2026 at 09:34 PM · Updated 12d ago
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5 reports · 3 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 13 hours
KOKooora
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خطوة مفاجئة من رونالدو.. تحرك غامض يربك حسابات البرتغال
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
برونو فرنانديز: رونالدو سيظل أعظم رموز البرتغال
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Cristiano Ronaldo is eternally Portugal's 'greatest symbol' - Bruno Fernandes - ESPN
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AJAl Jazeera English
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(opens the publisher’s site)Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal's national team camp after coach Jorge Jesus dropped him from the starting lineup, with teammate Bruno Fernandes defending his legacy.
- Ronaldo departed the camp in Copenhagen on Wednesday after Jesus said he would not start against Denmark, which Portugal won 4-2.
- Ronaldo said on Instagram he would "in due course" tell Portuguese fans the truth about his reasons for leaving.
- Fernandes said Ronaldo will never cease to be the "greatest symbol" of Portugal and denied any division within the squad.
- Jesus and federation president Pedro Proenca reportedly followed Ronaldo to the airport to persuade him to stay.
- Georgina Rodriguez, Ronaldo's partner, attacked coach Jorge Jesus on Instagram using a fabricated quote attributed to Alex Ferguson, then deleted the post.