Whether he is on the team or not, Cristiano Ronaldo finds a way to make headlines. After being benched by Portugal manager Fernando Santos for the Round of 16 match against Switzerland, Ronaldo did come on in the second half but failed to add to his team’s tally. While Portugal crushed Switzerland 6-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals, Ronaldo didn’t …

One of the finest footballers in the history of the game, Cristiano Ronaldo couldn’t find himself a spot in the Portugal starting XI as his side squared-off against Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match on Tuesday. While Portugal manager Fernando Santos’ decision left many fans stunned, the move eventually paid off as Ronaldo’s replacement Goncalo Ramos …

Portugal coach Fernando Santos said his decision to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of his team for Tuesday’s 6-1 triumph over Switzerland in the World Cup last 16 had been “strategic and nothing more.” Santos had expressed his unhappiness with Ronaldo’s reaction to being suspended in the final group stage game against South Korea but he said that matter had no …

With Portugal into the FIFA World Cup knockout game against Switzerland, manager Fernando Santos made the big call of dropping Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench. Seeing Ronaldo not in the starting XI, fans and football pundits went berserk on social media, wondering what transpired between the Portugal captain and his manager. Not long after the development former Manchester United defender …

Cristiano Ronaldo will play for Al-Nassr from January 1, 2023. The Portuguese footballer will join on a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Saudi Arabian side, as reported last week by MARCA. The striker ended his relationship with Manchester United just days before the World Cup in Qatar, making him free to negotiate with any team. Despite the claims that he would …

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo, who is a free-agent, having parted ways with Manchester United during the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Qatar, has reportedly been tabled a mouth-watering offer of 200 million Euros a year by Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr. Ronaldo, who himself claimed to have already turned down a £305 million deal in the summer, isn’t said to have …

Cristiano Ronaldo will aim to fire Portugal past Switzerland and into the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday as Morocco bid to derail Spain’s bid for a second global crown. Just two last-eight slots remain to be filled in Qatar after five-time winners Brazil swatted aside South Korea 4-1 and 2018 finalists Croatia squeezed past Japan via a penalty shoot-out. Ronaldo …

Cristiano Ronaldo says that the gestures he made when he was substituted against South Korea weren’t directed at coach Fernando Santos, but at an opponent who was urging him to leave the pitch. After the Portuguese coach explained the situation at the post match press conference, Ronaldo added his version of events. “The Korean player was telling me to leave …

Cristiano Ronaldo said he was involved in a verbal spat with a South Korean player who criticised him for failing to leave the field quickly enough when he was substituted during Portugal’s 2-1 World Cup defeat on Friday. Portugal still topped Group H despite the result, which also sent South Korea into the last 16, but Ronaldo looked annoyed as …

Cristiano Ronaldo did not train with his Portugal team-mates on Wednesday ahead of their final World Cup group game against South Korea. The Portuguese striker, 37, was doing “specific recovery work” according to a source from the Portuguese football federation. Ronaldo, without a club since leaving Manchester United during the tournament, scored a penalty in his country’s opening win over …