Cristiano Ronaldo Told To Leave Portugal’s World Cup Team In Qatar

Katia Aveiro, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister has asked him to leave Portugal camp in Qatar after being benched against Switzerland.

Infoexpert24 reports that Aveiro stated this in a lengthy message on her verified  Instagram page.

Ronaldo, Portugal’s most-capped player and all-time top scorer, was benched for their first knockout game on Tuesday as they beat Switzerland 6-1, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos netting a hat-trick. Ronaldo made a late substitute appearance.

Recall that Ronaldo’s girlfriend and mother of his two kids, Georgina Rodríguez also made a scathing attack on Portugal coach Fernando Santos for his decision to start the superstar from the bench against Switzerland.

Taking to Instagram,m Katia Aveiro admitted that while she was happy that Portugal had won, she couldn’t overlook the disrespect Ronaldo was receiving in his country.

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She said, “I am glad Portugal won… (I have seen Portugal win so many times) And even this doesn’t invalidate the smallness of a large part of the Portuguese people. And this is what isn’t right, because they continue to curse, they continue to insist on offence and ingratitude.

“Too sad with what I read and hear not here in Qatar but in my country in his country… But really sad. and i wanted it so much.

“I really wanted him [Ronaldo] to come home, leave the national team and sit next to us so we could hug him and say that everything is fine, remind him of what he conquered and what home he came from.

“I really wanted him not to go there anymore, we have suffered enough.”

Cristiano Ronaldo, 37, will now hope to start for Portugal when they face Morocco in the quarter-final tie on Saturday in their next game.