Ronaldo had a FIFA World Cup to forget, as he scored just once in five matches. He started all three group-stage matches but was benched for the knockout games.
Albuquerque, president of the regional government of Madeira, has now taken shots at Santos. He was quoted as saying by the Record:
Fernando Santos defends decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo
Meanwhile, Fernando Santos is adamant that his decision to bench Cristiano Ronaldo was the right one. The former Portugal boss emphasized that he had to think about the team and not about his relationship with the player but admitted it was one of the hardest decisions he had made.
He told a press conference during the World Cup in Qatar:
Speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo, Santos added:
Cristiano Ronaldo has now joined Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and has no plans to retire from the national team.
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