Cristiano Ronaldo denied a report which claimed he threatened to leave the World Cup after being dropped for Portugal’s 6-1 thrashing of Switzerland in the last 16; Fernando Santos says they had “a frank and normal conversation” but Ronaldo never told him he wanted to quit the tournament.
Santos benched Ronaldo for Portugal’s last-16 tie against Switzerland, a move which caused controversy but ultimately produced the team’s best performance of the tournament as they romped to a 6-1 win, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos becoming the first player to score a hat-trick at this year’s World Cup.
Ronaldo has continued to dominate the headlines in the aftermath of his axing and was forced to deny a report which claimed he had threatened to leave Qatar in an exchange with his head coach.
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