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The many contradictions of Cristiano Ronaldo, in his own words

Cristiano Ronaldo’s explosive 1,740 word statement explaining why he chose to walk out on the Portuguese national team is, in his words, “the purest of truths”. The only issue is, his truths are not always aligned.

— FTBL, publisher's words · Read the original ↗

12 outlets6 languages9 countriesUpdated

Who broke it

Voetbalkrant

NL · BE

Followed by

11

outlets in 6 languages over 23 h 17 min.

Our read

Corroborated (8)

8 of 12 outlets each added at least one detail no earlier report had; the other 4 repeat it. That is independence, not agreement: two of them can still contradict each other.

Coverage timeline

12 outlets · first-seen order
  1. +0 min

    VoetbalkrantNL · BEBroke it

    Bom bij Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo hakt plots grote knoop door

  2. +12 h 36 min

    Gazeta SporturilorRO · ROOwn reporting

    Rio Ferdinand a intervenit în uriașul conflict: „Dacă nu-și prezintă scuzele, e terminat!”

  3. +13 h 40 min

    Soccernews.nlNL · NLRepeats

    ‘Dán keert Ronaldo terug bij Portugese ploeg’

  4. +13 h 44 min

    Complete SportsEN · NGOwn reporting

    Portugal Coach Should Apologise To Ronaldo — Man United Legend

  5. +13 h 47 min

    Mundo Deportivo — FútbolES · ESOwn reporting

    Novedades sobre la decisión de Cristiano Ronaldo en torno a la selección de Portugal

  6. +18 h 16 min

    Mirror FootballEN · GBOwn reporting

    Manager accused of 'doing a Ten Hag' on Cristiano Ronaldo after going back on 'secret agreement'

  7. +18 h 36 min

    MaxifootFR · FRRepeats

    Portugal : Ronaldo prend la parole !

  8. +18 h 38 min

    RMC Sport — FootballFR · FRRepeats

    "Trahison" de Jorge Jesus, excuses et avenir en sélection: Cristiano Ronaldo vide son sac dans un communiqué explosif

  9. +19 h 18 min

    The Guardian — FootballEN · GBRepeats

    Cristiano Ronaldo accuses Portugal coach Jorge Jesus of broken promises

  10. +20 h 16 min

    Foot MercatoFR · FRRepeats

    Portugal : Jorge Jesus réagit au communiqué de Cristiano Ronaldo

  11. +21 h 31 min

    UOL EsportePT · BROwn reporting

    Samir: Portugal contratou Jorge Jesus para fazer 'serviço sujo' com CR7

  12. +23 h 17 min

    FTBLEN · AUOwn reporting

    The many contradictions of Cristiano Ronaldo, in his own words

First seen is our own clock across 245+ feeds; it is not a guarantee of who published first. Each time is the earlier of the publisher's own timestamp and our first sighting. Headlines and summaries are the publishers' own words, linked to the original. How we work out who broke it.