Jorge Jesus has said he does not feel responsible for Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement from the Portugal national team, though he accepted that his own decisions may have brought the farewell forward.
The 72-year-old faced the media on Friday (November 6), a day after Cristiano Ronaldo ended his international career with 146 goals in 234 caps, both men’s records, and was asked whether he had tried to contact the forward and whether he felt the weight of responsibility for the departure. He said he had learned of the video announcement when everyone else did. Speaking in the Portugal presser, he said (via Al Nassr Zone):
