Portugal's captain has been sanctioned by his federation after leaving the national team camp last month.
Cristiano Ronaldo is in trouble with the Portuguese Football Federation. The forward has been handed a 30-day suspension and a £215 fine for leaving Portugal's international camp last month.
The punishment comes from the federation's disciplinary process and marks a rare official sanction for one of the most decorated players in the history of the national team. Ronaldo is Portugal's captain and record cap holder, so any run-in with the governing body gets noticed.
The fine is tiny for a player of his stature, so the 30-day suspension is the real story. What matters now is how the ban affects Portugal's upcoming fixtures and whether it shapes the national team's plans in the coming weeks.
Neither the federation nor Ronaldo has turned this into a bigger fight so far. Expect plenty of debate, though, over whether the sanction is a firm message about camp discipline or just a procedural box ticked.
