Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted he would never turn his back on Portugal - and his international team-mates are fully behind him.
The club-less 37-year-old striker was alleged to have threatened to pack his bags and walk out on his nation's World Cup dream after being told by coach Fernando Santos that had been dropped for the last-16 clash with Switzerland on Tuesday night.
And although the Portuguese FA claimed the accusation was false, Ronaldo felt it necessary to state his case on his Twitter and Instagram accounts. Ronaldo, who is a free agent, told his millions of followers: "A group too close to be broken by outside forces.
