Thursday, October 1, 2026 - Ronaldo’s sister, Elma Aveiro, has publicly backed the Portugal captain after his shock departure from the national team’s training camp, sharing a message that accused the country of failing to show the forward enough respect.
Aveiro shared the message on her Instagram account on
Wednesday, commenting in Portugese, “everything has been said here”, according
to the post.
The translated post read, “CR7 deserved more respect. The
national team deserved more structure.
“Portuguese journalism deserved more competence and less
speculation.
“As for the Portuguese people, well… they don’t deserve to
have the best at anything.
“We are envious, disdainful, ignorant, and we deserve to
return to the mediocrity we always had in football before CR7.
“Thank you for everything, CR7! You deserved more!”
The development came hours after Ronaldo announced that he
had left Portugal’s training camp in Copenhagen ahead of Thursday’s UEFA
Nations League clash with Denmark.
Ronaldo said his decision followed the national team coach
Jorge Jesus’ press conference and a conversation with Portuguese Football
Federation president Pedro Proença.
“Following the national team manager’s press conference, and
after a conversation with the President of the Portuguese Football Federation,
I have decided to leave the national team’s training camp,” Ronaldo said in a
statement posted on Instagram.
“In due course, I will tell all Portuguese people the truth
about the reasons behind my departure from the national team, to which I have
always been fully committed.
“Now is the time to wish Portugal and all my team-mates,
without exception, the best of luck,” he added.
Ronaldo’s departure came after Jesus addressed reports of
tension surrounding the forward’s role in the team.
The 41-year-old was an unused substitute as Portugal
defeated Norway 2-1 in their previous Nations League match, while Jesus had
indicated that Ronaldo would not start against Denmark.
The Portuguese Football Federation subsequently confirmed
Ronaldo’s departure from the camp.
Jesus, however, denied that Ronaldo had refused to train or
that there was a major confrontation between them.
The latest developments have fuelled speculation over
Ronaldo’s future with Portugal, although neither the player nor the Portuguese
Football Federation has announced his retirement from international football.
Ronaldo remains Portugal’s record goalscorer and most-capped
player. Reuters reported that his international future was now uncertain
following his departure from the camp.
Aveiro’s post has added another layer to the controversy,
particularly because its closing message — “Thank you for everything, CR7! You
deserved more!” — could be read as a suggestion that the forward’s Portugal
career may be coming to an end.
However, Ronaldo had not announced his international retirement and had instead said he will later explain the reasons for leaving the camp.
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