The FPF Disciplinary Council announced on October 10 that it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, and provisionally suspended him until a final decision is made, after he left the national team’s training camp and criticized national team coach Jorge Jesus (BBC Sport, The Guardian, Le Monde, L’Équipe, Straits Times). El Mundo writes that the case was treated as urgent. No hearing date was given. Le Monde and France 24 date his departure to September 30, L’Équipe to October 1. L’Équipe adds that FPF president Pedro Proença again said he wants Ronaldo back. ESPN notes that Al Nassr fans backed the player when he scored for the club.
The decision affects the national team’s highest-profile player and his relationship with the coach, and sets a precedent in applying the FPF’s disciplinary regulations.
For fans, what matters is whether Ronaldo will be available for the national team’s next matches and when the proceedings will end.
Those who back the FPF say the provisional suspension is the normal application of the rules and protects the squad.
Those who back Ronaldo say the player accepted responsibility and that the federation should mediate rather than punish.
“Provisional” means the final decision is still to come. What matters now is the hearing date, Ronaldo’s defense and Jesus’s position.
BBC Sport, The Guardian, Le Monde, L’Équipe, Straits Times (Oct. 10–11, 2026)
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FPF opens disciplinary proceedings against Ronaldo and provisionally suspends him from the national team
The Disciplinary Council announced on Saturday the captain’s provisional suspension until a final decision, after he left the training camp and criticized the national team coach. The case was treated as urgent.
The Disciplinary Council of the Portuguese Football Federation announced on Saturday, October 10, that it had opened disciplinary proceedings against Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, and provisionally suspended him until a final decision is made, after he left the national team’s training camp and criticized national team coach Jorge Jesus (BBC Sport, The Guardian, Le Monde, L’Équipe, Straits Times). El Mundo writes that the case was treated as urgent. No hearing date has been set yet.
Le Monde and France 24 date his departure to September 30, L’Équipe to October 1. FPF president Pedro Proença again said he wants Ronaldo back, according to L’Équipe. On Tuesday the player released a statement in which he accepted responsibility and said he would be available after serving the sanction; meanwhile the national team beat Denmark 4-2 and Norway 2-1 without him, and fans of Al Nassr, the Saudi club he plays for, backed him, according to ESPN. Former player Jamie Carragher and journalist Piers Morgan traded accusations on X over the case.
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41 yearsage of Cristiano Ronaldo
1 to 6 monthssuspension provided for in the FPF regulations for walking out of camp
4-2 and 2-1national team results without Ronaldo
Saudi authorities said Saturday’s attack, on October 10, on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured more than 300, 309 according to the civil aviation authority (NPR, CBS, AP, Reuters, The Guardian). NPR says the dead include four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, a Palestinian, an Egyptian, a Jordanian and a US citizen. The Japan Times describes the attack as the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade and says no alert sounded. The Saudi-led coalition blamed the Houthis, called it a war crime and said it intercepted a ballistic missile in al-Kharj. Rubio confirmed an American among the dead; Guterres condemned the attack. NPR writes that Trump is weighing joining the offensive. Reuters says the major Saudi conferences will go ahead. US Central Command said it disabled a cargo ship that left an Iranian port, in the Gulf of Oman.
It is the deadliest attack in the kingdom in more than ten years and could draw the US into an offensive in Yemen, widening the regional war and the risk to oil and aviation.
Anyone with connecting flights through the Gulf should check with the airline; oil and fuel prices in Portugal may react on Monday.
Saudi Arabia and its allies say the attack is terrorism and demand a military response.
Some warn that US intervention could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Yemen and widen the war.
The dead are confirmed by Saudi authorities; the rest is intentions. Watch whether Washington decides to join the offensive, and the price of Brent on Monday.
NPR, CBS, AP, Reuters, The Guardian (Oct. 10–11, 2026)
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Houthi missile hits Riyadh airport, killing 12 and injuring more than 300; Trump weighs joining the offensive
Saudi authorities said Saturday’s attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh killed 12 people and injured more than 300 (309, according to the civil aviation authority), according to NPR, CBS, AP, Reuters and the Guardian. The dead include four Saudis, two Bangladeshis, a Palestinian, an Egyptian, a Jordanian and a US citizen. The Japan Times describes the attack as the deadliest in the kingdom in more than a decade and says no alert sounded. The Saudi-led coalition blamed the Houthis, called it a war crime and promised a firm response.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an American was among the dead, UN Secretary-General António Guterres condemned the attack and Trump said he will take action; NPR writes that he is weighing joining the offensive. The US, the UK, Germany, Australia and Canada advised citizens to avoid the airport. Separately, US Central Command said it disabled a cargo ship that had left an Iranian port and ignored warnings of the naval blockade, in the Gulf of Oman.
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