PORTUGAL

The real reason Cristiano Ronaldo was benched during Tuesday’s 6-1 rout of Switzerland in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 has been revealed by Portugal manager Fernando Santos. According to him, the 37-year-old captain of Portugal was not benched due to his attitude, as was widely reported, but rather because of his tactical approach … Read more

Fernando Santos, the head coach of Portugal, has admitted he was not pleased with Cristiano Ronaldo’s actions when he left the field against South Korea. Santos also declined to confirm that Ronaldo would lead Portugal against Switzerland on Tuesday in the round of 16 of the tournament. However, he asserts that the incident involving the … Read more