Ronaldo reveals he backed Jorge Jesus and reconsidered Portugal retirement

Cristiano Ronaldo says he played a part in the appointment of Jorge Jesus as Portugal manager and has revealed he had planned to retire from international football after the 2026 World Cup.

The Portugal captain said he changed his mind after the president of the Portuguese Football Federation asked him to continue with the national team.

Ronaldo’s comments come after a major dispute with Jesus, who left him on the bench for the full 90 minutes during Portugal’s match against Norway in the second round of the UEFA Nations League group stage.

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Jesus subsequently said he had “the first and last say in selecting the team”. Ronaldo then surprised the squad by leaving Portugal’s training camp 24 hours before their third-round match against Denmark.

In a statement published by Spanish newspaper AS on Tuesday, Ronaldo said he had already prepared a farewell message for Portugal’s supporters.

“After the 2026 World Cup, I wrote a message to the Portuguese people, and I still have it. It contains the words I want to address to them when I finally leave our national team,” he said.

Ronaldo explained that his decision was challenged at the end of the tournament.

“At the end of the competition, specifically on the flight back from the United States, the president of the Portuguese Football Federation asked me, and insisted, that I reconsider my decision to retire from international football because the federation wanted me to continue,” he added.

The forward also said the federation president sought his opinion on the appointment of the next manager. Jesus was being considered alongside other unnamed candidates.

“Immediately afterwards, he asked for my opinion on the name of the current national team manager, who he was considering along with other names he did not reveal to me,” said Ronaldo.

“I told the federation president that, in my view, I believed it would be the correct decision.”

Ronaldo said he was pleased when Jesus was officially presented as Portugal manager.

“That is why, on the day they introduced the current manager, I felt genuinely happy with the choice. It was the right decision, as the results have shown,” he said.

Jesus was appointed in July on a contract running until 2030. He replaced Roberto Martinez, who was dismissed after Portugal were eliminated in the last 16 of the World Cup.