Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal’s training camp in Copenhagen after head coach Jorge Jesus said he would not start the team’s Nations League match against Denmark. Ronaldo said the coach’s press conference and a conversation with the Portuguese Football Federation president preceded his decision; the full details of that conversation have not been reported.
What happened before Ronaldo left Portugal’s camp?
Portugal was preparing in Copenhagen for its Nations League fixture against Denmark when Ronaldo left the national team’s training camp on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. The departure came after Jesus’s press conference. AFP reported that Jesus had said Ronaldo would not start against Denmark, following the forward’s full-match benching against Norway. AFP
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In a statement reproduced by AFP, Ronaldo said: “Following the national team coach’s press conference, and after having a conversation with the Portuguese Football Federation president, I decided to leave the national team’s training camp.” That identifies the immediate context Ronaldo gave, but does not reveal what was said in his conversation with the federation president.
What did Jorge Jesus say in response?
Al Jazeera reported that Jesus stood by his decision not to play Ronaldo against Norway. Al Jazeera Sky Sports reported that Jesus denied there had been an incident with Ronaldo, while also noting reports of a rift. Sky Sports
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Those accounts do not establish what happened privately between the coach and player. The reported tension should therefore be treated as reporting about a possible rift, not as a confirmed explanation for Ronaldo’s decision to leave.
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Ronaldo said the press conference and his conversation with the federation president came before his decision. He has not yet provided the detailed explanation in the reports cited here. Euronews reported that he promised to explain his reasons in due time. Euronews
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Leaving this camp does not, by itself, establish that Ronaldo has retired from international football. Al Jazeera treated whether he would play again as an open question; his future status remains unresolved in the available reports.
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