Carlos Godinho, former Portugal national team manager and head of the Portuguese Football Federation's national team department, expressed regret in an interview with Portuguese media about Cristiano Ronaldo leaving the training camp, stating he hopes his international career doesn't end this way. His comments were published in Record.

Godinho said, "I can only comment on what's already public, but this is not a normal situation. I worked with Cristiano Ronaldo from when he first joined the senior national team. It's regrettable that he left in such an unusual manner."

Godinho began working for the Portuguese Football Federation in 1974. A decade later in 1984, he became directly involved in national team operations at all levels, and subsequently joined the senior national team staff in 1991. He worked for the Portuguese Football Federation for 50 years until his retirement in 2024.

Godinho expressed "great respect" for Portugal coach Rui Jorge's football achievements, believing his managerial career is worthy of respect and that his accomplishments stem from his own efforts. At the same time, he expressed regret that this matter could not be resolved internally.

Godinho said, "It's unusual that this wasn't resolved internally. These things do happen, and I experienced them during my time with the national team, but they were always handled internally and never made public."

Godinho also noted that he saw Cristiano Ronaldo drinking coffee on the pitch before training, which he felt suggested something was wrong.

Godinho said, "He was always the first person to prepare for training. When I saw him still not in his training gear, drinking coffee on the pitch, I thought it was odd. There was clearly a real problem, and I regret that the situation wasn't prevented from escalating."

The former Portuguese Football Federation official believed Cristiano Ronaldo was unhappy about not getting playing time after the warm-up. However, in his view, this wasn't an unusual circumstance, and it could have been resolved on the spot had someone spoken to him at the right moment.

Cristiano Ronaldo has not yet clearly stated whether this departure means a permanent goodbye to the national team. Godinho hoped his 23-year senior international career wouldn't end this way. Godinho said, "I hope his international career doesn't end like this. I know he's 41 and his physical condition isn't the same as it was 6 or 7 years ago, but he takes good care of himself. I had expected him to say goodbye differently, but I still hope it can happen that way."

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