Ronaldo Feud Claims First Casualty as Jorge Mendes Steps Down

Tensions between Cristiano Ronaldo and Roberto Martínez...

According to "Verzeh Se", Luis Miguel Enrique, the lawyer of Portugal's head coach, ended his cooperation with Record newspaper and writing weekly notes in this publication. The main reason for this resignation is the Medialior media group's ownership of this newspaper; A collection that the company owned by 41-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo owns about 30% of its shares.

Emphasizing that his departure was a completely personal decision and was made without the slightest pressure, Enrique said that continuing to receive salaries from the media in which Ronaldo is a shareholder questions his professional and intellectual independence. He clarified that criticizing a figure while receiving a salary from the collection he owns is unacceptable and that maintaining freedom of expression is worth the cost and personal risk.

Enrique's last note was published in Record newspaper under the title "Last Dance", which was full of frank and harsh criticisms against the captain of the Portuguese national team. While fully supporting the positions of Georges Jesus, he questioned Ronaldo's recent behavior and emphasized that these wrong behaviors distort even the great stars and great services of this great star in the minds of the fans.

The beginning of this crisis goes back to the meeting against Norway; Where Ronaldo didn't get a chance to play after 30 minutes of warm-up and in protest, he left the national team camp before the match against Denmark. Following this behavior, the Portuguese Football Federation has opened a disciplinary case against him and has considered a suspended and temporary ban for him.

However, Georges Jesus has announced that if Ronaldo expresses his desire, the doors of the national team will still be open to him. In this way, the confrontation of these 2 prominent figures has gone beyond the green rectangle and has completely affected the media space of Portugal.