The Jesus crisis reopens Ronaldo’s black file | OneFootball

Cristiano Ronaldo’s fresh rupture with Portugal has come under Jorge Jesus. He missed the 1-2 Nations League defeat to Norway. Jesus denied a crisis but admitted handling mistakes. Ronaldo, 41, said he would explain later, noting he left after the press conference and a talk with the federation president.

According to ESPN, it fits a pattern across 25 years. In 2008 he used Sepp Blatter’s claim likening contract restraints to modern slavery to push for Real Madrid, but stayed until 2009. He also headed for the tunnel at Sunderland, which Sir Alex Ferguson said was for treatment.

In May 2009 he reacted angrily to being substituted against Manchester City after scoring. In 2012 he said he was unhappy over a professional issue at Real and stopped celebrating, later signing a new contract.

His relationship with Jose Mourinho fractured in 2012-13, including a reported January row, and Mourinho later said Ronaldo believed he knew everything. In 2015 he chafed under Rafael Benítez while repeatedly praising Carlo Ancelotti, and Benítez was gone within six months.

By 2021 he began on Juventus’s bench at Udinese amid reports he asked not to start, then made a deadline day return to Manchester United. In 2022 he bristled at a Brentford substitution and a Piers Morgan interview preceded a mutual exit. Fernando Santos then benched him in Qatar, Goncalo Ramos hit a hat-trick in the 6-1 over Switzerland and the federation denied walkout talk. With 146 Portugal goals his future remains open.

Source: Goal.com

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