After 234 caps and 146 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo has sensationally walked out of Portugal's training camp and flown to Madrid on a private jet. The 41-year-old captain's frustration stemmed from being left on the bench for the full 90 minutes of the win over Norway, and a heated fallout with manager Jorge Jesus followed. "No player will ever make a decision for me," Jesus said in no uncertain terms at his press conference. The captain hit back with an official post on social media. "Following the national team manager's press conference... I decided to leave the national team's training camp," Ronaldo wrote.
The star man's walkout has triggered a complete reshuffle within the squad. The Portuguese Football Federation handed the vacant No 7 shirt straight to Rafael Leao for the fixture against Denmark. Ronaldo's family only added fuel to the fire, with his sister Elma Aveiro endorsing a social media post that claimed the Portuguese people do not deserve the best. With 979 career goals to his name, Ronaldo will now close in on the historic 1,000-goal mark without the national team.
