Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has assured that the soap opera of his conflict with his Manchester United club “would not shake” his selection during the 2022 World Cup, which she begins Thursday against Ghana (group H).
Ronaldo, 37, explained in a press conference that he had “no doubt that this recent episode, this interview“on British TV where he felt his club had him”betrayed“, “like other episodes that happen sometimes, can shake a player but won’t shake the team“.
Manchester United announced on Friday that they have “initiated appropriate measures” in response to Ronaldo’s vitriolic remarks against his coach in an interview on English television.
No problem with Bruno Fernandes
Ronaldo for his part denied any relationship problem with his national and club teammate Bruno Fernandes, after a video circulated last week, seeming to testify to a certain coldness between the two players. “I have a great relationship with him. His plane was late and I asked him if he came by boat, I was joking with him“, assured CR7.
The captain of the Seleçao is playing his 5th and very likely final World Cup and can become the very 1st player in history to score at 5 different World Cups.
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