Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined €255 (£215; $286) and given a 30-day suspension after exiting the Portugal national team camp early. The Portuguese FA's disciplinary council announced the sanctions on Monday, finding the charges against the 41-year-old "fully substantiated".
The official statement read: "The disciplinary council -- non-professional section -- of the Portuguese Football Federation hereby decides, in the present proceedings, to find the charges fully substantiated and, consequently, to convict the defendant, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, for committing, on a single occasion and with intent, the disciplinary offence provided for and punishable under Article 160(1) of the RDFPF, and to impose upon him, as a result, a 30-day suspension and, additionally, a fine set at €255.00."
In explaining the size of the fine, the council pointed to Ronaldo's "contributions to soccer and his recognition for athletic merit" as mitigating factors. The statement added: "With regard to the mitigating circumstances of having rendered significant services to soccer and having received praise for sporting merit, the defendant Cristiano Ronaldo submitted his sports resume, including the awards and recognitions he has received throughout his career."
The ruling comes nine days after the Portuguese FA announced it had opened "urgent" proceedings into Ronaldo, following his departure from the national team camp on September 30 after he was an unused substitute against Norway.
Ronaldo explained his exit in a 1,740-word statement earlier in October, saying he left because head coach Jorge Jesus broke his word to him after allegedly promising him playing minutes. He said this was compounded by Jesus failing to present a pre-agreed version of events at a press conference 48 hours later. Ronaldo apologised to his team-mates in the statement for subsequently missing the final two games of the international break, and said he would not be retiring.
The full verdict from the federation's disciplinary committee runs to 28 pages. According to the report, Ronaldo "unjustifiably abandoned" the national team and ignored a "special duty of restraint", given he was in a position to foresee the impact of his actions.
Because the 30-day suspension has been backdated to the time of the offence, Ronaldo has only 11 days left to serve. That means he will be in contention for Portugal's next two matches, against Denmark on November 14 and Wales three days later. Jesus has said he expects Ronaldo to be available, and Ronaldo has insisted he wants to keep playing, so he is likely to be included in the squad, though whether relations between the two men have fully healed remains unclear.
Ronaldo and Jesus previously worked together at Al-Nassr, winning the Saudi Pro League in the 2025-26 season. Jesus, 72, has a reputation as a disciplinarian, making this early clash with Portugal's biggest star an unexpected development for many observers in the country.
