{"id":1263413,"date":"2022-12-09T12:12:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/09\/portugal-deny-that-ronaldo-threatened-to-leave\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T12:12:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T12:12:16","slug":"portugal-deny-that-ronaldo-threatened-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/09\/portugal-deny-that-ronaldo-threatened-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal deny that Ronaldo threatened to leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/skysports-portugal-switzerland_5988682-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Ronaldo\" title=\"Ronaldo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ronaldo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has denied that Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Portuguese publication\u00a0Record claims\u00a0the forward, 37, made the threat after being told he would not start their\u00a0last-16 game against Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>In the previous game against South Korea, the\u00a0Portugal\u00a0captain reacted angrily when he was substituted.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0FPF said:\u00a0\u201cAt no time did Cristiano Ronaldo threaten to leave the national team during the stay in Qatar.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo\u00a0left Manchester United\u00a0by mutual agreement before Portugal\u2019s World Cup opener after a\u00a0controversial interview\u00a0in which the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner criticised the club.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo was substituted off the field in both of Portugal\u2019s opening games and coach Fernando Santos said he \u201cdidn\u2019t like\u201d Ronaldo\u2019s reaction when he was again replaced during the 2-1 group\u00a0defeat by South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>Goncalo Ramos started instead of Ronaldo against Switzerland and the 21-year-old scored a hat-trick in the 6-1 victory.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo, who is Portugal\u2019s most-capped player (195) and all-time leading goalscorer (118), was used as a late substitute in that game but, afterwards left the field while his team-mates were still celebrating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCristiano Ronaldo builds up a unique track record every day at the service of the national team and the country, which must be respected,\u201d added the FPF.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe degree of dedication of the player most capped by Portugal was again demonstrated \u2013 if necessary \u2013 in the victory against Switzerland, in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Portugal face Morocco in the quarter-finals on Saturday (15:00 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo did not train with the other substitutes after Wednesday\u2019s game, instead taking part in a gym session alongside those that started against Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>After the FPF statement was released on Thursday,\u00a0Ronaldo tweeted:\u00a0\u201cA group too close to be broken by outside forces. A nation too brave to let itself be frightened by any adversary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA team in the truest sense of the word, which will fight for the dream until the end. Believe with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"f6NPtce62O4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nursing mothers, Nurses at Lonto hold weighing under neem tree, appeal for help (8-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f6NPtce62O4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ronaldo The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) has denied that Cristiano Ronaldo threatened to leave the World Cup. Portuguese publication\u00a0Record claims\u00a0the forward, 37, made the threat after being told he would not start their\u00a0last-16 game against Switzerland. In the previous game against South Korea, the\u00a0Portugal\u00a0captain reacted angrily when he was substituted. 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