Portugal suspends Ronaldo for 30 days over camp exit

Portugal’s football federation has suspended Cristiano Ronaldo for 30 days and fined him €255 after finding that he committed an intentional disciplinary offence by leaving the national-team camp without justification. The disciplinary council upheld the charge, according to accounts of its decision. Ronaldo left Portugal’s camp in Copenhagen on September 30, ahead of a Nations League fixture against Denmark. He had been an unused substitute in Portugal’s 2-1 victory over Norway on September 27, despite warming up during the match. The federation opened disciplinary proceedings after reports about his departure and initially placed him under a provisional suspension. The council’s announced sanction does not specify which matches or official activities the 30-day suspension covers, or whether time under the provisional measure counts toward it. One account has said the ban was backdated to September 30 and would be served before Portugal’s next fixture against Denmark on November 14. That interpretation has not been established as part of the council’s stated decision, so Ronaldo’s eligibility for the match remains unclear from the information available. The dispute followed a...