Jesus Declines to Comment as Ronaldo Dispute Draws Questions

Portugal coach Jorge Jesus has declined to comment on the dispute involving captain Cristiano Ronaldo, leaving questions over the episode unanswered.

Ronaldo left the national team’s training camp last Wednesday in anger after being kept on the bench for a second consecutive match.

The selection decision is at the centre of the dispute between the coach and his captain, whose departure has brought their relationship under scrutiny.

Jesus’s refusal to discuss the matter offered no explanation for the decision to leave Ronaldo out of the starting line-up or for the captain’s response.