Ronaldo said Jesus had agreed a plan under which the forward would \u2060miss the Norway and Denmark matches to manage his fitness. However, on the day of the Norway game, the coach told him he would play for 30 \u2060minutes.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone knows the rest. I warmed up from half-time onwards, watched the minutes tick by and wasn\u2019t called \u200bon,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cThe manager had broken his \u200cword to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Portugal\u2019s captain and \u200call-time leading scorer said a subsequent meeting with Jesus, attended by his club side Al-Nassr\u2019s sporting \u200cdirector Sim\u00e3o Coutinho, produced an agreement for the coach to clarify events at his next press conference.<\/p>\n
According to Ronaldo, an eight-point document was prepared saying he had never demanded playing time, had respected Jesus\u2019s decisions and that the coach asking him to warm up without bringing him on had been a mistake. Ronaldo said the agreed notes did not require Jesus to apologise to him \u200cbut said the coach\u2019s public remarks bore no resemblance to their private discussion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the second time he had broken his word to me,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cI decided \u200bto leave the training camp without waiting for any further broken promises.\u201d<\/p>\n
The statement provided Ronaldo\u2019s account but on Sunday, after Portugal\u2019s win over Norway, Jesus denied he had made any agreement with the player but left the door open for his return.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) did not immediately respond to a request for \u2060comment about Ronaldo\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n
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