Breaking: the Portuguese federation suspends Ronaldo and opens a disciplinary investigation against him
The disciplinary council of the Portuguese Football Federation has opened disciplinary proceedings against Cristiano Ronaldo over his departure from the national team camp during the recent international break, 24 hours before the match against Denmark.
The council also handed the Al-Nassr captain a provisional suspension on a non-automatic basis and classified the case as "urgent".
In an official statement reported today, Saturday, by Portuguese newspaper "A Bola", the federation explained that the decision followed a deliberation issued by the non-professional section yesterday, Friday, aiming to establish the extent of any disciplinary violations in the facts reported last Wednesday.
Ronaldo was already subject to an automatic provisional suspension until the date the proceedings opened, the statement said, before the council imposed an additional precautionary provisional suspension that does not apply automatically and granted the file urgent status.
The federation added that it referred the case today to its disciplinary investigation committee, confirming the details will remain confidential until the investigation concludes.
Ronaldo had walked out of the Portugal camp during the recent international break. The incident sparked wide controversy, amid reports of a dispute with coach Jorge Jesus.
In a related twist, the Portugal national team's official page on social media celebrated Ronaldo's goal for Al-Nassr against Al-Diriyah in the Saudi Roshn League yesterday, Friday, despite the crisis surrounding his exit from the camp.
