Pedro Proença keeps Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal squad
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Nouvelle Tribune
Portuguese Football Federation president Pedro Proença says Cristiano Ronaldo will remain in the national team as long as he is fit. He describes the dispute between the striker and coach Jorge Jesus as a misunderstanding, after Ronaldo left the Portuguese camp in Copenhagen, reports Sportskeeda, citing Fabrizio Romano.
Pedro Proença, president of the Portuguese Football Federation, is keeping Cristiano Ronaldo in the national team as long as the 41-year-old striker remains fit. He called him “the best player in history”, in comments relayed by Fabrizio Romano and reported by Sportskeeda.
The statement came after Ronaldo left the Portuguese camp in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 30 September. The player had left the group following tension with coach Jorge Jesus. Proença also stressed that Ronaldo had devoted more than 20 years to Portuguese football.
