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Portugal coach Santos ready to quit: source
Fernando Santos is set to quit his job as Portugal coach after their World Cup quarter-final loss to Morocco, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. The Portuguese lost 1-0 to Morocco in Qatar on Saturday as Santos started alongside the country’s all-time record goalscorer Cristiano Ronaldo on the substitutes’ bench. Santos,…
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Portugal coach has no qualms about leaving Ronaldo out against Morocco
“I don’t regret (leaving Ronaldo on the bench),” coach Santos told a press conference on Saturday. “It won’t change anything, I can’t think from my heart in terms of the team. I used the team that played really well against Switzerland and there was no reason to change it (against Morocco). “The strategic decision I…
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Leave Ronaldo alone, says Portugal coach Santos ahead of quarter-finals
“Yes, we had a conversation… It had to happen, it’s part of our base. I don’t do this with all my players, but he is the captain of our team. You know what he does for Portuguese football. represents.” Portuguese people and national team. “I invited him to my office (on the day of the…
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Ronaldo in focus ahead of Portugal’s match against Switzerland
Speculation about the future of Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and his anger following his substitution against South Korea focused on Monday ahead of their World Cup last-16 match against Switzerland. The forward, who left Manchester United by mutual consent after a controversial interview last month, has been linked with a possible move to Saudi Arabia, but…
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Amidst the circus, Ronaldo proves ringmaster again
Ronaldo was close from the start, working tirelessly to find space in and around Ghana’s massive defense. A slightly better touch would have seen him score in the 10th minute as he was denied by keeper Lawrence Ettie-Zigi and he actually looked dazed a few minutes later when he rose spectacularly in the air but…