The ongoing saga surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo's sudden departure from the Portugal national team camp has taken a political turn, with high-ranking government officials weighing in on the veteran's importance 🧐🇵🇹
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🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Some of Jorge Jesus’ most CONTROVERSIAL moments throughout his career:
• 2013: CLASHED with police and stewards while trying to defend Benfica fans who had entered the pitch. He received a 30-day ban.
• 2013: Benfica striker Óscar Cardozo SHOVED Jesus following their Portuguese Cup final defeat.
• 2014: Heated touchline clash with Tottenham manager Tim Sherwood, including Jesus holding up THREE fingers after Benfica scored three goals.
• 2015: Left Benfica after SIX years to join their biggest rivals Sporting CP.
• 2015: Had to be physically separated from Porto manager Julen Lopetegui following a heated argument.
• 2020: Sparked controversy with comments about racism following the PSG vs İstanbul Başakşehir incident.
• 2021: Became FURIOUS with Gonçalo Ramos and pushed his hand away after the striker started swiping on Jesus’ iPad while receiving instructions.
• 2026: Cristiano Ronaldo LEFT the Portugal camp following his disagreement with Jorge Jesus.
It was in September 2015 that a website called Football Leaks rocked the sporting world, leading to a chain of events that resulted in Manchester City being found guilty of 114 charges of breaking Premier League financial rules.
Under the pseudonym “John”, millions of documents were mysteriously published, shining a light into the operations of football’s money men.
“John” was later revealed to be Rui Pinto, a self-taught "IT genius" from Porto. Read how Pinto claims to have further evidence on the club ⤵️
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🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Cristiano Ronaldo did NOT take part in yesterday’s training session, REFUSED to work in the gym, and left to return to the hotel.
The situation comes amid growing TENSION between Cristiano and Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus
— @abolapt