Cristiano Ronaldo to be blocked from emotional Portugal farewell as he blindsides Jorge Jesus

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Portugal manager Jorge Jesus had planned to call-up Cristiano Ronaldo for the upcoming international break.Ronaldo announced his retirement from the Portugal national team on Thursday after 23 years and 146 goals in 234 games.Ronaldo scored was also Portugal captain for 19 yearsAFPIt follows a well publicised fallout between the 41-year-old and manager Jesus.Ronaldo received a sanction of 30 days for walking out the national camp, which had already been served, and a fine of €255. Portuguese journalist Pedro Sepulveda told talkSPORT that Jesus had intended to call-up the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.“Ronaldo knew that Jorge Jesus had his name on the list for tomorrow and Jorge Jesus was expecting to call Ronaldo for this next international break,” Sepulveda said on Hawksbee and Jacobs.“So Ronaldo wanted to make this statement because he thinks there are no conditions for him to return to the national team of Portugal while Jorge Jesus is the coach. “He knows Jorge Jesus is going to stay more than one year and he knows that in one year Ronaldo probably is not going to be playing even football.”No Ronaldo farewell?Sepulveda revealed there will be no Portugal farewell for Cristiano Ronaldo while Jesus is the manager.This is in stark contrast to the send-off that Lionel Messi got after announcing his retirement from the Argentina national team.World Cup winner Messi played in front of tens of thousands of people in Buenos Aires in October for his 208th and final match.Sepulveda said: “I can guarantee you that Ronaldo won’t dress officially, let’s say like that, in the Portuguese jersey again. Jesus planned to call-up Ronaldo to the November international breakAFP“I can guarantee you that until Jorge Jesus leaves the national team of Portugal that last friendly game for everyone to say goodbye to Cristiano Ronaldo won’t happen.”He added: “The thing is, Ronaldo feels that he wanted to retire after the World Cup. He made that decision and then Pedro Proenca, the new president of the federation, with Jorge Jesus, they both convinced him to stay. “In the head of Ronaldo, after they convinced him, they took the decision to make this to Ronaldo without defending him.”What did Ronaldo say?Ronaldo confirmed the news in a very lengthy and emotional social media post, with the caption ‘Portugal will always be in me.’“To the Portuguese people, the day has come for me to hand back the number seven shirt of our national team,” he said.“I never felt it belonged to me alone, but for 23 years I had the privilege and responsibility of wearing it, defending it and carrying it with me into stadiums all around the world.Ronaldo’s international career has etched him a permanent place in Portugal’s history“Today the time has come to pass it on to the future. It was not an easy decision, because some decisions are not made with the mind alone – they are also made with the heart.“A journey that began in August 2003 and changed my life forever has come to an end.”