🚨💣 𝐌𝐀𝐉𝐎𝐑 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐎 𝐈𝐒 𝑵𝑶𝑻 𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐔𝐆𝐀𝐋 — 𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄! 🇵🇹 Official statement released by 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐨 ⬇️💥 "As promised, I want to explain directly what happened at the last national team camp”. ⠀ •After the World Cup, the FPF President insisted I reconsider leaving and asked my opinion on the current coach. I said he would be the right choice”. ⠀ “In August, the coach told me I was fundamental to his project: I'd play the first and last games. He suggested I skip the away trips, but I refused: a captain doesn't stay home. Simão Coutinho witnessed it”. ⠀ “On the day of the Norway game, he asked if I was ready to play 30 minutes. It wasn't in the plan, but I said yes. I warmed up from half-time and was never called upon. He had broken his word. Not greeting the fans afterwards was my fault, and I apologise”. ⠀ “48 hours later, with Coutinho present, we agreed he would tell the truth in the press room: the plan was his, I never asked for minutes, and making me warm up without playing was a mistake. He asked me for a hug and promised. I approved a short document with those notes”. ⠀ “That morning I had told the President and the coach: if you don't want me, just tell me. Both said no”. ⠀ “The press conference had nothing to do with what we agreed. I heard an aggression I did not deserve. It was the second time he broke his word”. ⠀ “In almost 25 years I have never interfered in a technical decision. But when my word is broken, my place is not there”. ⠀ “I apologise to my teammates for leaving. The responsibility is mine alone. The FPF should punish me with no mitigating circumstances; as captain, that's an aggravating factor”. ⠀ “There are talks of farewell games. But I learned, when I was hungry, that nobody gives anything to anyone. The national team, for me, means competing”. “When my father died, I stayed until the next match was over. I did that for my country”. ⠀ “If I'm fit, after my suspension, I'll be available, as always, to compete and win for Portugal”. ⠀ “This is the absolute truth”. #cristiano #cristianoronaldo #cr7