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Former Petro de Luanda head coach Alexandre Santos is set to make a switch to Tunisia with CS Sfaxien. After winning three consecutive league titles in Angola, Santos departed the club and was linked with Wydad, Simba SC and Kaizer Chiefs. While Chiefs opted to make a move for Nasreddine Nabi,...

Cristiano Ronaldo's partner Georgina Rodriguez has hit out at Portugal coach Fernando Santos for benching the A Selecao captain against Morocco. Ronaldo, 37, started back-to-back matches on the bench and couldn't change his side's fortunes after coming on in the 51st minute when Portugal were 1-0 down. However, while Morocco made...

Portugal coach Fernando Santos has explained how he told Cristiano Ronaldo he would not start against Switzerland, also revealing his reaction before dismissing talk the captain threatened to leave the camp. Ronaldo, 37, saw himself dropped to the bench for the first time in a World Cup match since the...

Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has reacted to rumours he "threatened to leave" his country's World Cup camp after being dropped to the bench. On Thursday, a report by Portuguese publication Record had claimed that Ronaldo wanted to walk out of the camp after showdown talks with coach Fernando Santos following...

Cristiano Ronaldo's sister Elma Aveiro has slammed Portugal coach Fernando Santos for "humiliating" her brother after benching him against Switzerland. Portugal ran riot despite Ronaldo being left on the bench, with his replacement Goncalo Ramos scoring the first hat-trick of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The 21-year-old, who had only played...

Portugal coach Fernando Santos has downplayed his decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo, saying there is "no problem" with his captain. Santos opted to start Goncalo Ramos instead of his country's all-time record goalscorer, with the 21-year-old repaying the faith by scoring the first hat-trick of this year's World Cup. Ramos' goal...

Portugal coach Fernando Santos did not want to confirm whether or not Cristiano Ronaldo would stay captain after his antics against South Korea. The 37-year-old threw his toys as Santos took him off in the 65th minute of Portugal’s dead rubber third group match after already being qualified with the...

Portugal boss Fernando Santos has confirmed he was not happy at all with Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to being substituted against South Korea. The 37-year-old threw his toys as Santos took him off in the 65th minute of Portugal's dead rubber third group match after already being qualified with the game...

Ghana coach Otto Addo suggested Portugal were given a "gift" when Cristiano Ronaldo received a penalty, while Portugal coach Fernando Santos dismissed those talks immediately. The Black Stars lost 3-2 to Portugal in a thrilling affair on Thursday afternoon, with Portugal's first goal coming via a Ronaldo penalty - which...