Cristiano Ronaldo did not train with Portugal’s substitutes on Wednesday and instead insisted on joining the starters for a gym session, according to reports in Spain.
The 37-year-old was axed by Portugal boss Fernando Santos during his side’s impressive 6-1 win against Switzerland in the last-16 of the World Cup.
His replacement, Goncalo Ramos, netted a stunning hat-trick to fire Portugal into the World Cup quarter-finals, validating Santos’ decision to drop the country’s superstar.
Santos admitted last week that he was furious at Ronaldo for acting out after getting substituted during Portugal’s group stage victory against South Korea.
According to Marca, the former Manchester United forward is continuing to cause a stir in Qatar, failing to turn up for training with the Portuguese substitutes.
