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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Miguel Dantas

Cristiano Ronaldo asked for punishment ‘without mitigation’, then fought to cut it

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured before a Portugal game last month
Cristiano Ronaldo was handed a 30-day suspension for walking out of Portugal’s camp in Denmark. Photograph: Patrícia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Cristiano Ronaldo successfully fought to reduce his punishment for walking out on a Portugal training camp, after publicly saying his sanction should be imposed “without mitigating circumstances”.

Ronaldo said in a lengthy statement on social media after he left the camp in Denmark last month that he should be punished as the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) saw fit and that his role as captain constituted “an aggravating factor”.

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