From September 27 to October 6... and it promises to continue. Cristiano Ronaldo left the Portuguese national team camp on the 30th, on the eve of Denmark-Portugal.
Here is the timeline of the Cristiano Ronaldo case:
27.09.2026 | To the dressing room without thanking. After the match in Norway ended, Cristiano Ronaldo immediately headed to the dressing rooms, without joining the team on the pitch or the subsequent thanks to the Portuguese fans present in Oslo. Asked about the matter, Jesus says he did not notice.
28.09.2026 | Stadium in Malmo without a gym. Already in Malmo, where the national team traveled after the match against Norway, Cristiano Ronaldo is seen on the pitch before training, but then returns to the hotel, allegedly to do muscle work with a machine that the stadium gym did not have.
29.09.2026 | Conversation after dinner. After dinner, Jesus and Ronaldo have a conversation about the case, which seemed on the way to being resolved. The national team captain did not like that the head coach had guaranteed he would play 30 minutes against Norway, but ended up not leaving the bench. That same day, Pedro Proença flies to Denmark..
30.09.2026 | Explosive press conference. On the eve of the match against Denmark, Jesus says that the forward will train and that the matter is settled. Once training began, the absence of the Madeiran is noted, who shortly afterwards leaves the Parken Stadium, calling the private jet to Copenhagen. A few hours later, on social media, Ronaldo promises explanations at an opportune time.
02.10.2026 | Meeting on the horizon. The day passes with sources close to the FPF reporting the Portuguese Football Federation's intention to arrange a meeting between Jorge Jesus and Cristiano Ronaldo, in order to bring the parties closer after a mismatch of ideas and expectations between the coach and the player. In Oeiras and Lisbon, posters supporting CR7 and criticizing Ronaldo appear.
03.10.2026 | Cooling things down. Jorge Jesus and Bruno Fernandes appear in the pre-match press conference for Portugal-Norway, with the obvious intention of both to cool things down after days of intense controversy. The midfielder is more vocal, hoping that Cristiano Ronaldo "does not make decisions in the heat of the moment and wants to leave the national team for good, because if he wants to do so, it has to be on a day of celebration and not in a way like this was".
04.10.2026 | At the end of Portugal-Norway (2-1), Jorge Jesus and Pedro Proença guarantee that the national team's doors remain open for CR7. The head coach adds that he sees no reasons to apologize, the FPF president speaks of the captain's importance for football and even for Portuguese identity,
06.10.2026 | An eight-page statement from Cristiano Ronaldo reaches newsrooms. The forward tells his version of the facts and goes back to the end of World Cup '26, announcing that he even considered retiring from the national team.