Cristiano Ronaldo's latest crisis: a long history of disputes with coaches and officials | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo has left Portugal’s camp, the latest flare-up in a 25-year career of disputes. The 2016 European champion and five-time Ballon d’Or winner has 146 international goals, yet his Portugal future is again in doubt.

Head coach Jorge Jesus said there was no crisis, while admitting errors around the 1-2 Nations League loss to Norway, a match he did not play. The 41-year-old says he will explain in due course. ESPN has set out a timeline of earlier flashpoints.

In 2008 he pressed to join Real Madrid after Sepp Blatter’s remarks, then in December walked down the tunnel against Sunderland. In 2009 he reacted angrily to being substituted against Manchester City in a 2-0 win.

In 2012 he said he was unhappy at Real Madrid and did not celebrate, later denying money was the cause and extending his deal, and by 2013 his relationship with José Mourinho had fractured, the coach later saying Ronaldo believed he knew everything.

In 2022 flashpoints under Ralf Rangnick and Erik ten Hag included a furious reaction to a substitution and refusing to come on against Tottenham, before a televised interview preceded a mutual Manchester United exit.

At the World Cup Fernando Santos benched him for Switzerland, Gonçalo Ramos hit a hat-trick in a 6-1 win, and the federation denied he had threatened to quit. In 2026, after Jesus’s comments and talks with the federation president, he sent a message wishing team-mates success without exception, and whether he returns remains unclear.

Source: Goal.com

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