{"id":647846,"date":"2026-10-07T20:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/647846\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T20:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T20:16:08","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-says-he-approved-eight-points-for-portugal-coach-jorge-jesus-to-make-about-him-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/647846\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo says he approved eight points for Portugal coach Jorge Jesus to make about him \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cristiano Ronaldo<\/a> said in a lengthy statement on Tuesday that the Portugal head coach, Jorge Jesus, had agreed to make eight points relating to him in a press conference before the team\u2019s game in Denmark last week.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo left Portugal\u2019s training camp last week after he was an unused substitute in their 2-1 Nations League win against Norway on September 27th.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo said he had approved a document listing the points after a video meeting involving him, Jesus, his adviser Tiago Craveiro and his club Al-Nassr\u2019s sporting director, Sim\u00e3o Coutinho. <\/p>\n

The meeting, according to Ronaldo, was at \u201cthe coach\u2019s request\u201d and he said the document was then \u201cdelivered to the coach, as he had requested\u201d. <\/p>\n

Ronaldo said Jesus\u2019s failure to make the points in the press conference constituted \u201cthe second time he had broken his word to me\u201d and that he then \u201cdecided to leave the camp without waiting for any further breach of word\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ronaldo\u2019s statement included reference to his failure to salute Portugal\u2019s fans after the game in Norway during which he warmed up extensively but was not brought on. <\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe notes I validated were the following: \u2018I think it is important, also because it is the truth, to clarify a few things before talking about Denmark: <\/p>\n

I myself, and no one else, proposed to Cristiano a plan for him this sporting season with the national team. It was a long and very good conversation. I know how much he lives and loves the national team and the weight he has in the world, and even more the weight and the positive influence he has had on the national team for 24 consecutive years. The plan I proposed to Cristiano was accepted. He never questioned my options. He was exemplary, loyal and professional. The match in Norway was not part of the plan I drew up for him. However, I felt that he had managed to recover physically from the first match and I warned him that I might have to use him. Cristiano agreed. I made a mistake by putting someone of the stature of Pel\u00e9 or Maradona on to warm up and then not putting him in the game. If it were today I would not do it. To close the subject: I want Cristiano in the national team. In fact I do not want him a little, I want him a lot. Fortunately he also believes in me. He believed at Al-Nassr and he does here as well. About not greeting the fans. We have already spoken about that. Someone who has played more than 230 matches for the national team does not receive lessons from me on love for Portugal. It was a moment of frustration that erases nothing. He is the player who gives the most autographs, takes the most selfies, and shows the most affection to the fans. Let us not invent problems where they do not exist. When we are not happy we react.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronaldo\u2019s statement then said: \u201cThat was all. None of these notes, therefore, said that the coach should even apologise to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reflecting on Jesus\u2019s conduct in the press conference Ronaldo said: \u201cI heard expressions and an aggressiveness that I do not believe I deserved, an attitude of \u2018I want, I can and I command\u2019 that he never showed me, not even remotely, in private the day before.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ronaldo apologised in his statement to his Portugal team-mates and to the Portuguese people and said he would be available to play for his country in future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe consequence of this act of mine must be assessed and punished by the Portuguese Football Federation,\u201d Ronaldo said on Instagram.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe the punishment should have no mitigating factors. I am not just any player. I am a team captain and that is an aggravating factor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have already apologised but I know that actions must have consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus revealed he had read Ronaldo\u2019s explanation but opted not to comment further on the matter.<\/p>\n

Jesus told reporters when leaving his home on Wednesday: \u201cI read the statement and now I do [like I do] every day. I\u2019m going to the federation to work, think about the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus left the door open to Ronaldo in a press conference after Sunday\u2019s win against Norway, saying: \u201cIf he wants to, he\u2019ll return to the national team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo said in a lengthy statement on Tuesday that the Portugal head coach, Jorge Jesus, had agreed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":647847,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[15561,61,60,112],"class_list":["post-647846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=647846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/647846\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/647847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=647846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=647846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=647846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}