Cristiano Ronaldo: the extraordinary eight points he says Jorge Jesus agreed to make

Ronaldo lists notes ‘validated’ for Portugal coach to sayPelé, Maradona, loyalty and selfies get mentionsCristiano Ronaldo 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’s game in Denmark last week.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’s sporting director, Simão Coutinho. Continue reading…

Ronaldo says he ‘validated’ notes for Jorge Jesus to say at a press conference, then walked out when Portugal’s head coach did not deliver them Cristiano Ronaldo 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’s game in Denmark last week. 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’s sporting director, Simão Coutinho.

The meeting, according to Ronaldo, was at “the coach’s request” and he said the document was then “delivered to the coach, as he had requested”. Ronaldo said Jesus’s failure to make the points in the press conference constituted “the second time he had broken his word to me” and that he then “decided to leave the camp without waiting for any further breach of word”. Ronaldo’s statement included reference to his failure to salute Portugal’s fans after the game in Norway during which he