Cristiano Ronaldo fined paltry $286 over rift with Portugal Head Coach

CITISPORTSONLINE.COM • 59m ago

Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) seen during UEFA Nations League 2026 football match between Norway vs Portugal (Photo by Grzegorz Wajda/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension and fined by the Portuguese Football Federation following his decision to leave Portugal’s camp ahead of a UEFA Nations League fixture against Denmark.

The Portuguese Football Federation announced the sanctions on Monday, October 19, punishing the forward for his unauthorised departure from the national team camp.

Ronaldo reportedly expressed frustration with head coach Jorge Jesus over his playing time before leaving the camp. He later apologised for his actions in a lengthy statement.

The suspension could rule the forward out of Portugal’s upcoming Nations League fixtures against Denmark and Wales in November, depending on the applicable disciplinary arrangements.

In addition to the suspension, Ronaldo was fined $285.83, equivalent to approximately GH¢3,337.37 at the time of writing.

According to the Portuguese Football Federation, Ronaldo breached Article 160(1) of the federation’s rules but the body failed to specify whether the suspension starts from October 19 or includes the period of his provisional suspensions that was announced on October 10.

Ronaldo has won the 2016 European Championship and two UEFA Nations League titles with Portugal.

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