Ronaldo o sukobu sa Žezusom, od A do Š: Selektor prekršio reč... izvinjavam se portugalskom narodu

Kristijano Ronaldo obećao je da će nakon poslednje utakmice reprezentacije Portugala, u prvom ciklusu mečeva nove Lige nacija, "presaviti tabak", "otvoriti dušu" i izneti svoju istinu o nečuvenom sukobu sa selektorom Žoržom Žezusom, zbog kog je napustio ekipu, vratio se u otadžbinu, a zatim i u Saudijsku Arabiju.

Večeras je to i uradio, dajući javnosti na uvid detaljnu genezu skandala, od varnice u odnosu sa šefom do erupcije obostranog nezadovoljstva na relaciji bivši trener - sadašnja zvezda Al Nasra. Čime mediji danima ispiraju usta i namiču klikove, u, bukvalno, svakom kutku planete, jer je CR strašan fudbaler i megazvezda van terena. Počeo je od promocije Žezusa na sadašnju funkciju, odnosno svoje odložene odluke o kraju tog dela karijere, posle Mundijala 2026. 

 

🚨🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo: “The coach had broken his word to me. At the end of the match I only wanted everything to finish with the victory and to be alone. I did not go to greet the fans. A failing that is solely my responsibility and that should not have happened. I apologise to the Portuguese who supported us intensely there, I apologise to the fans, and I apologise to those who, without being Portuguese, may have travelled there to see me and whom I may have disappointed. Forty-eight hours later we had a conversation — myself, the coach and Simão Coutinho — since he had been the one accompanying our conversations in August. It was a deep moment, very frank, without any kind of filter. We agreed that there was only one way to close this “case”: that the coach repeat what he had just told me in private, in the presence of Simão Coutinho, but in the press room. What was agreed was simple: the coach would begin the press conference with this subject, seeking to close the matter by telling the truth. He would say that I never asked to play any minutes, that it was the coach and no one else who proposed the plan for this camp to me, and that it was a mistake to put me on to warm up and then not bring me on, and that if it happened again he would not do it. We ended that meeting with the coach asking me for a hug, promising me that he would say at the conference what he had just said to me, and that the matter would be overcome. I would not play in Denmark and I would play the match at the Dragão. All of this in the presence of Simão Coutinho, always. At the coach’s request, a meeting then took place between himself, Simão Coutinho and Tiago Craveiro by videoconference, in which what we had discussed was summarised. A short document was produced which I myself validated and which, with my knowledge, was delivered to the coach, as he had requested. The conference was what is known: the posture had nothing to do with our meeting; I heard expressions and an aggressiveness that I do not believe I deserved, an attitude of “I want, I can and I command” that he never showed me, not even remotely, in private the day before. The notes I validated were the following: “I think it is important, also because it is the truth, to clarify a few things before talking about Denmark: 1. I myself, and no one else, proposed to Cristiano a plan for him this sporting season with the National Team. It was a long and very good conversation. 2. I know how much he lives and loves the national team and the weight he has in the world, and even more the weight and the positive influence he has had on the national team for 24 consecutive years. 3. The plan I proposed to Cristiano was accepted. 4. He never questioned my options. He was exemplary, loyal and professional. 5. The match in Norway was not part of the plan I drew up for him. However, I felt that he had managed to recover physically from the first match and I warned him that I might have to use him. Cristiano agreed. 6. I made a mistake by putting someone of the stature of Pelé or Maradona on to warm up and then not putting him in the game. If it were today I would not do it. 7. To close the subject: I want Cristiano in the National Team. In fact I do not want him a little, I want him a lot. Fortunately he also believes in me. He believed at Al Nassr and he does here as well. 8. About not greeting the fans. We have already spoken about that. Someone who has played more than 230 matches for the national team does not receive lessons from me on love for Portugal. It was a moment of frustration that erases nothing. He is the player who gives the most autographs, takes the most selfies, and shows the most affection to the fans. Let us not invent problems where they do not exist. When we are not happy we react. That was all. None of these notes, therefore, said that the coach should even apologise to me. It was the second time he had broken his word to me”. — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 6, 2026

 

"Kao što sam obećao, odlučio sam da iz prve ruke i direktno ispričam okolnosti u vezi sa poslednjom fazom u reprezentaciji. Nakon Svetskog prvenstva 2026. godine, pripremio sam pismo portugalskom narodu, koje i dalje čuvam, sa rečima koje želim da im uputim kada definitivno napustim našu reprezentaciju.

Na kraju takmičenja, odmah na povratnom letu iz Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, predsednik Saveza me je zamolio i insistirao da preispitam svoju odluku o odlasku jer je FPF (Fudbalski savez Portugala) želeo da nastavim. Odmah zatim pitao me je za mišljenje o imenu trenutnog selektora reprezentacije, o kome je razmišljao, uz druga imena koja mi nije otkrio. 

Odgovorio sam predsedniku Saveza da bi to, po mom mišljenju, bio pravi izbor. Zato sam na dan kada je trenutni selektor predstavljen bio iskreno srećan zbog izbora. Bila je to prava opcija, što i rezultati dokazuju", počeo je Kristijano Ronaldo. Nekoliko dana kasnije dobio sam prvi poziv od novog selektora reprezentacije koji je rekao da bi želeo da se sretne sa mnom uživo. Pristao sam i zakazali smo sastanak za kraj mog odmora".

U nastavku sledi saga o onome što je prethodilo sada već čuvenom meču sa Norveškom i njegovom jalovom zagrevanju, jer selektor na kraju nije uveo u igru nekadašnjeg golgetera Real Madrida, Mančester junajteda i Juventusa. 

"Sreli smo se u Fudbalskom gradu (sportski kompleks FS Portugala), gde je moj klub održavao pripreme pred početak sezone. Selektor mi je tog dana rekao da računa na mene i da je moje prisustvo od ključnog značaja za njegov projekat. Tu mi je odmah predočio plan mog učešća. Rekao mi je da ću igrati prvu i poslednju utakmicu i da će, iz razloga fizičkog oporavka i odmora, uvek praviti tri ili četiri izmene po utakmici.

U tom trenutku mi je predložio da ne putujem sa reprezentacijom u Norvešku i Dansku. Predložio je da odigram prvu utakmicu i ostanem u Portugalu, a zatim im se ponovo pridružim pre utakmice na stadionu Dragao. Odmah sam odbio tu ponudu. Bilo mi je sasvim jasno da to ne mogu da prihvatim. To što ne bih igrao utakmice u gostima ne bi značilo da prestajem da budem kapiten naše reprezentacije. Taj privilegovani status ostanka u Portugalu ne bi bio dobar primer. Selektor se na kraju složio sa mojom analizom". 

 

🚨BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo has made it clear he will NOT RETURN to the Portugal national team while Jorge Jesus remains in charge. 🇵🇹 [@ESPNFC] https://t.co/CaeyArmq8k — Polymarket Sports (@PolymarketSport) October 6, 2026

 

Ronaldo je otkrio da je razgovoru prisustvovao sportski direktor Al Nasra Simao Kutinjo, dakle ima svedoka. 

"Ovom razgovoru prisustvovao je Simao Kutinjo, sportski direktor Al Nasra, osoba kojoj je trenutni selektor odgovarao tokom čitave prošle sezone i jedan od zaslužnih za njegov potpis za klub 2025. godine. Uoči okupljanja reprezentacije, selektor je na sopstveni zahtev došao u moju kuću u Lisabonu na još jedan razgovor. Razgovor je protekao mirno i svi principi dogovoreni u avgustu su potvrđeni.

Igrao sam na utakmici na Alvaladeu i, uprkos tome što sam bio zamenjen, nisam pravio nikakve probleme. Lično sam stavio kapitensku traku Brunu Fernandesu, ne sluteći da možda pravim svoje poslednje korake kao sportista i kapiten reprezentacije. Najvažnija stvar tog dana za mene bila je naša pobeda. Pobeđivati je uvek lepo, ali pobeđivati u Portugalu i za svoju zemlju je još lepše."

 

🚨💣 BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo goes ALL OUT in an OFFICIAL STATEMENT explaining what happened in Portugal NT: “As I promised, I have decided to recount, in the first person and in a straightforward manner, the circumstances surrounding the National Team’s last training camp. After the 2026 World Cup, I drafted a letter to the Portuguese people—which I still keep—containing the words I want to share with them when I leave our team for good. At the end of the tournament, right on the flight back from the United States, the Federation President asked—and insisted—that I reconsider my decision to leave because the FPF wanted me to stay on. Immediately afterward, he asked for my opinion on the current head coach, whose name he was considering along with others he did not reveal to me. I replied to the Federation President that, in my opinion, it would be the right choice. So, on the day the current head coach was introduced, I was genuinely happy with the choice. It was the right decision, as the results have shown. A few days later, I received an initial message from the new national team coach saying he’d like to meet with me in person. I agreed, and we scheduled the meeting for the end of my vacation. We met at Cidade do Futebol, where my club was holding its preseason training camp. The coach told me that day that he was counting on me and that my presence was essential to his project. Right then and there, he presented me with a plan for my role on the team. He told me I would play in the first and last games and that, for fitness management reasons, he would always make three to four substitutions per game. At that point, he raised the possibility that I might not travel with the national team to Norway and Denmark. He suggested that I play in the first game and stay in Portugal, and then rejoin the team before the game at the Dragão. I immediately rejected this proposal. It seemed obvious to me that I couldn’t accept it. Just because I wouldn’t be playing the away games didn’t mean I would stop captaining our team. That privilege of staying in Portugal wouldn’t set a good example. The head coach ultimately agreed with my assessment. This conversation was attended by Simão Coutinho, the sporting director of Al Nassr—the person to whom the current head coach reported throughout last season and one of those responsible for his signing with the club in 2025. On the eve of the training camp, the head coach came to my home in Lisbon to have another conversation with me, at his request. The conversation was calm, and all the principles agreed upon in August were upheld. I played in the match at Alvalade, and even though I was substituted, I didn’t make a fuss. I placed the captain’s armband on Bruno Fernandes myself, never imagining that I might be taking my final steps as both a player and captain of the national team. The most important thing about that day, for me, was our victory. Winning is always good; winning in Portugal and for my country is even better. At lunchtime on game day in Norway, an assistant to the head coach came over to the table where the team was having lunch and told me that the head coach wanted to speak with me. To my utter surprise, the head coach asked me if I was up for playing 30 minutes. I was completely focused on my physical recovery, getting along with my teammates as always, and assuming I wouldn’t play that day. No problem at all. This request was somewhat outside my physical recovery and training plan—since I was only supposed to play on the 4th at the Dragão—but of course I said yes. He replied that I should be ready because I’d be playing 30 minutes. Everyone knows the rest. I warmed up after halftime, watched the minutes tick by, and wasn’t called in. The coach had broken his word to me. At the end of the game, I just wanted it all to be over with a victory and to be left alone. I didn’t go out to greet the fans. That was a mistake for which I alone am responsible, and it shouldn’t have happened. I apologize to the Portuguese fans who supported us so passionately there; I apologize to the fans; and I apologize to those who, though not Portuguese, may have traveled there to see me and whom I may have disappointed. Forty-eight hours later, the coach, Simão Coutinho—since he had been the one to follow up on our conversations from August—and I had a conversation. It was a profound moment, very direct, without any kind of filter. We agreed that there was only one way to put an end to this “incident”: for the Head Coach to repeat what he had just told me in private, in the presence of Simão Coutinho, but in the press room. What we agreed on was simple: the coach would begin the press conference by addressing this issue, seeking to put the matter to rest by telling the truth. He would say that I had never asked to play any minutes at all, that it was the coach—and no one else—who had proposed the plan for this training camp, that it had been a mistake to have me warm up only to not play, and that if it happened again, he wouldn’t do it. We ended that meeting with the head coach asking for a hug, promising me that he would say at the press conference what he had just told me and that the matter was behind us. I wouldn’t play in Denmark and would play in the game at the Dragão. All of this took place in the presence of Simão Coutinho, the entire time. At the coach’s request, a videoconference meeting was then held between himself, Simão Coutinho, and Tiago Craveiro, during which we summarized what we had discussed. A short document was drafted, which I personally approved and which, with my knowledge, was delivered to the coach, just as he had requested. The press conference went as we know: his demeanor had nothing to do with our meeting; I heard remarks and a level of aggression that I feel I do not deserve—an attitude of “I want, I can, and I command” that he never displayed toward me, not even remotely, in private, the day before. The notes I approved were as follows: “I think it’s important—not least because it’s the truth—to clarify a few things before talking about Denmark: 1. I myself—and no one else—proposed a plan to Cristiano for this soccer season with the national team. It was a long and very good conversation. 2. I know how much he lives for and loves the national team and the impact it has on the world—and even more so, the impact and positive influence he has had on the national team for 24 consecutive years. 3. The plan I proposed to Cristiano was accepted. 4. He never questioned my decisions. He was exemplary, loyal, and professional. 5. The plan I laid out for him did not include the game against Norway. However, I felt he had managed to recover physically from the first game, so I told him I might have to use him. Cristiano agreed. 6. I made a mistake by having someone of Pelé’s or Maradona’s stature warm up and then not putting him in the game. If it were today, I wouldn’t do it. 7. To wrap this up: I want Cristiano on the national team. In fact, I don’t just want him a little—I want him very much. Fortunately, he believes in me too. He believed in me at Al Nassr, and he believes in me here as well. 8. Regarding not greeting the fans. We’ve already talked about that. Someone who’s played over 230 games for the national team doesn’t need lessons from me on love for Portugal. It was a moment of frustration that doesn’t erase anything. He’s the player who signs the most autographs, takes the most selfies, and shows the most affection to the fans. Let’s not create problems where none exist. When we’re not happy, we react. That’s all there is to it.” None of these notes, therefore, indicated that the head coach had even apologized to me. This was the second time he had broken his word to me. I decided to leave the training camp without waiting for any further broken promises. For me, the truth is still the most important thing in relationships between people. No matter how much it hurts, I want people to tell me the truth. In fact, in a conversation I had with the President of the FPF and the coach on the morning of that press conference—and they can certainly confirm this—I reiterated that if they didn’t want me there, they should just tell me. All they had to do was be honest with me. I would have accepted that, and I promised that we would put together something beautiful—as I still dream will happen—and no one would be upset. I remember it as if it were yesterday. They replied in unison that no, my place was on the national team. Never, at any point, have I interfered in any technical or tactical decision made by any coach or national team manager in my nearly 25-year career. I simply accept—for better or worse—whatever they ask me to do. I respect the decision, and when they go back on their word, I feel that my place isn’t there. I also owe an apology to my teammates on the national team for having left the training camp. Despite the complete breach of trust in the head coach’s word—as anyone who witnessed these conversations can attest—I shouldn’t have done it. The responsibility is entirely mine. I apologize to the Portuguese people once again, but breaking my word has, for me, a defining impact. I felt that, from that point on, my continued presence would only harm the team, so I did what I always said I would do if I didn’t feel useful: I packed my bags and left. The consequences of my actions must be assessed and punished by the Portuguese Soccer Federation. I understand that there should be no mitigating circumstances for this punishment. I’m not just any player—I’m the team captain—and that constitutes an aggravating factor. I’ve already apologized, but I know that actions must have consequences. Anyone involved in soccer as I am knows that, regardless of one’s status, the rules are the same for everyone. In this regard, I’ve heard a lot of talk about farewell games—that I deserve a dignified farewell and that the Federation wants to give me that opportunity. I’ve learned in life—often going hungry and with nothing to eat—that nobody gives anything to anyone. I can promise all my fans—and especially all the Portuguese people—that we’ll play one or more farewell games; there will be time for that. But when I think about the national team, what really comes to mind is competing. That’s what I was thinking about the day I received the news of my father’s death. I was at a training camp with our national team, and I decided right then to stay until the next day’s game was over. I did that for my country—something I would never do for any club. So if I’m physically fit, playing for my club—and scoring goals, I hope—after serving whatever suspension is imposed on me, I’ll be available, as I’ve always been until now, to compete and win for our national team. This is, believe me, the absolute truth." — Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) October 6, 2026

 

Međutim, svi dogovori su palu u vodu tokom meča sa Erlingom Halandom i ostalim "vikinzima". 

"Tokom ručka na dan utakmice u Norveškoj, pomoćnik selektora je prišao stolu za kojim je ekipa ručala i obavestio me da selektor želi da razgovara sa mnom. Na moje potpuno iznenađenje, selektor me je pitao da li sam spreman da odigram 30 minuta. Bio sam potpuno fokusiran na svoj fizički oporavak, uklopljen sa saigračima kao i uvek, i mislio sam da tog dana neću igrati. Nikakav problem.

Ovaj zahtev je bio izvan mog plana oporavka i treninga – jer je trebalo da igram tek 4. na Dragao stadionu – ali sam, naravno, rekao da. Odgovorio mi je da se pripremim jer ću igrati 30 minuta. Ostalo je istorija. Zagrevao sam se na poluvremenu, gledao kako minuti prolaze i nisam bio pozvan da uđem. Selektor je prekršio svoju reč."

 

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Ronaldo je objasnio i kako je došlo do toga da, bez pozdrava i užurbano, napusti nacionalni tim. 

"Na kraju utakmice želeo sam samo da se sve završi pobedom i da budem sam. Nisam otišao da pozdravim navijače. Greška koja je isključivo moja odgovornost i koja nije smela da se dogodi. Izvinjavam se portugalskom narodu koji nas je tamo snažno bodrio, izvinjavam se navijačima i izvinjavam se onima koji, iako nisu Portugalci, možda doputovali tamo da me vide i koje sam možda izneverio. Nakon 48 sati obavili smo razgovor ja, selektor i Simao Kutinjo, pošto je on bio taj koji je pratio naše razgovore u avgustu. Bio je to dubok trenutak, veoma direktan, bez ikakvih filtera.

Složili smo se da postoji samo jedan način da se ovaj 'slučaj' završi: da selektor ponovi ono što mi je upravo rekao u privatnosti, u prisustvu Simaa Kutinja, ali u sali za konferencije za štampu.

Dogovor je bio jednostavan: selektor će konferenciju za štampu započeti ovom temom, pokušavajući da zatvori to pitanje govoreći istinu. Rekao bi da nikada nisam tražio da igram nijedan minut, da je selektor, i niko drugi, bio taj koji je predložio plan za ovo okupljanje, da je bila greška što me je poslao na zagrevanje a da me nije uveo u igru, i da se to ponovi, ja to ne bih uradio.

Taj sastanak smo završili tako što me je selektor zamolio za zagrljaj, obećavši mi da će na konferenciji za štampu reći ono što mi je upravo rekao i da je stvar rešena. Ne bih igrao u Danskoj, a igrao bih na utakmici u Portu. Sve to u prisustvu Simaa Kutinja, kao i uvek."

 

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Ronaldo tvrdi da su zavađene strane sročen dokument, kao potvrdu postignutog dogovora. 

"Na zahtev selektora, potom je održan sastanak putem videokonferencije između njega, Simaa Kutinja i Tijaga Kraveira, na kom je rezimirano ono o čemu smo razgovarali. Sačinjen je kratak dokument koji sam lično potvrdio i, uz moje znanje, dostavljen je selektoru, baš kako je i tražio.

Konferencija je protekla sve samo ne onako kako je očekivano: stav nije imao nikakve veze sa našim sastankom; čuo sam izraze i agresiju za koje smatram da nisu bili opravdani, stav 'ja hoću, ja mogu i ja zapovedam' koji privatno dan ranije nisam čuo ni u tragovima."

Ide predočavanje osam tačaka onoga što je trebalo da bude izrečeno na konferenciji za medije, odmah posle meča. 

"Smatram važnim, posebno zato što je to istina, da razjasnim nekoliko stvari pre nego što budemo pričali o Danskoj: Lično sam Kristijanu, bez ikog drugog, predložio plan za ovu sportsku sezonu u reprezentaciji. Bio je to dug i veoma dobar razgovor. Znam koliko živi i voli reprezentaciju i koliku težinu ima u svetu, a još više, koliku težinu i pozitivan uticaj ima na reprezentaciju već 24 uzastopne godine.

Plan koji sam predložio Kristijanu je prihvaćen. Nikada nije dovodio u pitanje moje izbore. Bio je primeran, lojalan i profesionalan. Utakmica u Norveškoj nije bila uključena u plan koji sam napravio za njega. Međutim, osetio sam da se fizički oporavio od prve utakmice i rekao sam mu da bih možda morao da ga iskoristim. Kristijano se složio.

Napravio sam grešku što sam nekoga Peleovog ili Maradoninog stasa poslao na zagrevanje samo da ga potom ne bih uveo u igru. Da je danas, to ne bih uradio. Da zaključim ovu temu: želim Kristijana u reprezentaciji. Zapravo, ne želim ga samo malo, želim ga mnogo. Na sreću, i on veruje u mene. Verovao mi je u Al Nasru, a veruje mi i ovde.

Što se tiče nepozdravljanja navijača: O tome smo već razgovarali. Neko ko je odigrao preko 230 utakmica za reprezentaciju ne očekuje od mene lekcije o ljubavi prema Portugalu. Bio je to trenutak frustracije koji ništa ne briše. On je igrač koji daje najviše autograma, pravi najviše selfija i pokazuje najviše pažnje navijačima. Nemojmo izmišljati probleme tamo gde ne postoje. Kada nismo srećni, reagujemo. To je sve."

 

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Ronaldo tvrdi da u tim beleškama nije bilo pomena o izvinjenju selektora, kako su mediji to objavili, pozivajući se na izvore bliske jednom od najbogatijih fudbalera sveta, ogromnog utisaja na sve sfere. Naročito u Portugalu. 

"Nijedna od ovih beleški, dakle, nije pominjala da mi se selektor uopšte izvinio.To je bio drugi put da je prekršio svoju reč. Odlučio sam da napustim pripreme ne čekajući nova izneverena obećanja. Za mene je istina i dalje najvažnija stvar u odnosima među ljudima. Koliko god da boli, potrebno mi je da mi se kaže istina.

Štaviše, u razgovoru koji sam imao sa predsednikom Fudbalskog saveza Portugala i selektorom reprezentacije ujutru pre te konferencije za štampu, što sigurno mogu i da potvrde, ponovio sam da, ako me ne žele tamo, samo treba to da mi kažu. Trebalo je samo da budu iskreni prema meni. Prihvatio bih to i obećao da ćemo pripremiti nešto lepo, onako kako sanjam da će se dogoditi, i niko ne bi bio ljut. Sećam se toga kao da je bilo juče. Odgovorili su uglas: 'Ne.' Moje mesto je u reprezentaciji."

Kapiten Portugala imao je potrebu da podvuče da tokom višedecenijske karijere nikada nije gurao nos u rad selektora. 

"Nikada, ni u jednom trenutku moje karijere duge skoro 25 godina, nisam se mešao u bilo koju tehničku ili taktičku odluku bilo kog trenera ili selektora. Prihvatam, u dobru i u zlu, ono što predlože. Poštujem odluku, a kada prekrše reč, osećam da mi tu više nije mesto.

Takođe dugujem izvinjenje svojim saigračima što sam napustio pripreme. Uprkos potpunom gubitku poverenja u selektorovu reč, čemu mogu da posvedoče svi koji su prisustvovali tim razgovorima, nije trebalo to da uradim. Odgovornost je isključivo moja.

Još jednom se izvinjavam portugalskom narodu, ali kršenje reči na mene deluje prelomno. Osetio sam da bi od tog trenutka moje dalje prisustvo samo štetilo radu ekipe i uradio sam ono što sam uvek govorio da ću uraditi ako se ne budem osećao korisno: spakovao sam kofere i otišao."

 

🚨💣 MAJOR BREAKING: Cristiano Ronaldo has decided NOT to retire from international football. Cristiano Ronaldo remains AVAILABLE for Portugal from November international break. More follows. 🇵🇹 https://t.co/M3AWh7Qtje — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 6, 2026

 

Ronaldo je na kraju poručio da će prihvatiti eventualnu kaznu Fudbalskog saveza Portugala, ali i da ne odustaje od reprezentacije. Iako je pre samo nekoliko meseci hteo da zatvori taj deo svoje debele profesionalne knjige. 

"Posledice mojih postupaka mora proceniti i kazniti Fudbalski savez Portugala. Verujem da kazna ne bi trebalo da bude ublažena. Ja nisam bilo koji igrač; ja sam kapiten tima i to predstavlja otežavajuću okolnost. Već sam se izvinio, ali znam da postupci moraju imati posledice. Svako ko se bavi fudbalom, kao ja, zna da su pravila ista za sve, bez obzira na individualni status.

S tim u vezi, čuo sam mnogo priča o oproštajnim utakmicama, o tome kako mi je potreban dostojanstven oproštaj i kako Savez želi da mi pruži tu priliku. U životu sam naučio, često dok sam bio gladan i nisam imao šta da jedem, da ti niko ništa ne poklanja.

Mogu da obećam svim svojim navijačima, naravno i posebno portugalskim navijačima, da ćemo odigrati jednu ili više oproštajnih utakmica; biće vremena za to. Ali kada razmišljam o reprezentaciji, ono o čemu zapravo razmišljam jeste takmičenje. O tome sam razmišljao i onog dana kada sam dobio vest o smrti svog oca. Bio sam na okupljanju sa našom reprezentacijom i odlučio sam da ostanem tamo dok se utakmica sledećeg dana ne završi. Uradio sam za svoju zemlju ono što nikada ne bih uradio ni za jedan klub.

Stoga, ako budem fizički spreman, igram za svoj klub i, nadam se, dajem golove, nakon što odslužim suspenziju koja će mi biti izrečena, biću na raspolaganju, kao što sam uvek i bio do sada, da se borim i pobeđujem za našu reprezentaciju. Ovo je, verujte mi, čista istina", napisao je miroljubivi Ronaldo.

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