Cristiano Ronaldo is given a 30-day suspension and a €255 fine by the Portuguese FA over his walkout from the national camp
The Portuguese Football Federation's disciplinary council suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for 30 days and fined him €255, about £215, on Monday 19 October, the BBC, the Guardian and Reuters report. The Guardian reports that the council upheld the charge against the 41-year-old. Reuters ties the penalty to his leaving the Portugal camp following a rift with coach Jorge Jesus, and Sky Sports describes an explosive row. Al Jazeera reports that he left the camp in Copenhagen before a Nations League game against Denmark after accusing the coach of twice breaking his word about his role. Ronaldo had already been provisionally suspended. The Guardian reports that federation president Pedro Proença has left the door open for a return. Reports differ on the start of the 30 days, with one citing 30 September and another pointing to a return against Denmark on 14 November.
A 30-day ban at this level is short enough to leave his availability for November open, so the start date decides which matches he misses. The dispute is also about authority, because the sanction is a federation ruling on a captain's conduct towards a head coach, not a matter for the player and coach to settle privately.
If you follow Portugal or Ronaldo, the number to watch is the Denmark match on 14 November, because reports differ on whether the ban will already have run its course by then. Treat the start date as unsettled until the federation publishes it.
The federation's position, as the Guardian reports it, is that the charge was upheld and the door remains open for a return, with Mr Proença saying everyone wanted Ronaldo back once the matter was resolved.
Ronaldo's side, as reports describe it, is that he apologised for failing to acknowledge supporters and for leaving his teammates and would accept any punishment, while his complaint that the coach twice went back on his word about his role is part of the account reported by Al Jazeera.
Confirmed: the 30-day suspension, the €255 fine and that the charge was upheld. Not confirmed: when the 30 days started and whether he is available on 14 November. Watch for the federation's own statement on the start date and for Mr Jesus's squad selection.
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