Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp after coach drops him from upcoming match

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Wednesday that he had left the team's training camp in Denmark after coach Jorge Jesus told reporters that the striker would be dropped for their next match. Ronaldo had been due to train with his teammates at the Parken stadium in Copenhagen on Wednesday but left abruptly after Jesus's press conference. The veteran coach had said that Ronaldo, who spent the entire match on the bench against Norway on Sunday, would not start Thursday's Nations League clash away to Denmark either. "Following the national team coach's press conference, and after having a conversation with the Portuguese Football Federation president, I decided to leave the national team's training camp," Ronaldo wrote on Instagram. "In due course, I will tell the truth to all the Portuguese people about my reasons for leaving the national team, to which I have always been dedicated." "Now is time to wish good luck to Portugal and to all my teammates, without exception." Reuters confirmed that Ronaldo's private jet left Madrid airport at 7:49pm local time en route to Copenhagen and is scheduled to return to the Spanish capital ​at 11:30pm local time. Earlier Jesus insist...