Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally quit Portugal’s international camp and his sister has now joined his strop by slamming the national team, manager and fans, demanding “more respect”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister has slammed her national team and declared they “deserve to return to mediocrity” after the Manchester United legend left their international camp.
Ronaldo walked out of the Portuguese camp on Wednesday (September 30) evening after the former Real Madrid forward was an unused substitute for their 2-1 win over Norway. The 41-year-old Al Nassr ace, who then refused to train, is claimed to have demanded showdown talks with manager Jorge Jesus before quitting.
Posting on Instagram, Ronaldo said: “After the press conference of the national team and following a conversation with the president of the Portuguese Football Federation, I have decided to leave the national team training camp.
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“In time, I will tell all the Portuguese the truth about the reasons that motivated me to leave.”
And Ronaldo’s sister, Elma Aveiro, has now slammed the treatment of the football icon. She said: “CR7 deserved more respect as the national team deserved more structure…and Portuguese journalism deserved more competence and less speculation.
“As for the Portuguese people, well… they don’t deserve to have the best at anything. We are envious, disdainful, ignorant, and we deserve to return to the mediocrity we always had in football before Cristiano. Thank you for everything, CR7! You deserved more!”
Jesus has denied the speculation of a feud and speaking to media before Portugal’s Nations League match against Denmark on Thursday, he said: “There was no incident whatsoever.
“Any player – and I was a player myself – when you spend 20 or 30 minutes warming up and then don’t get on, no-one is happy about that.”
Jesus added he had told Ronaldo, ahead of kick-off against Norway, that he would not be part of his starting side – but he might be brought on during the match.
He added: “Afterwards, as coach, I decided not to bring him on. It’s nothing to make a fuss about.”