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Why Cristiano Ronaldo was benched in the World Cup: Fernando Santos explains

Fernando Santos indicated why CR7 was not a starter in his last two World Cup games and gave details of how his relationship with him remained.

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The image of the experienced striker taking off his captain’s ribbon and leaving the Al Thumama Stadium in tears went around the world. A person responsible was quickly sought: coach Fernando Santos, who had given him a few minutes against Switzerland and Morocco.onclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“The former coach of Portugal explained Cristiano Ronaldo’s substitution in the World Cup and continued his reaction: “You misunderstoodu00f3”, “International Football”, “Note”);’ >

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2023-11-08 22:53:01
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