Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension and a 255-euro fine by the Portuguese Football Federation’s Disciplinary Council after walking out of the national team’s training camp in Denmark on September 30, la Repubblica reported. The sanction stems from the forward’s departure on the eve of a UEFA Nations League fixture, triggered after head coach Jorge Jesus left him on the bench for the entirety of a match against Norway without granting him a minute of playing time.

La Gazzetta dello  Sport detailed that the Disciplinary Council found the Al-Nassr forward guilty of committing an intentional disciplinary infraction under article 160 of the federation’s regulations. According to Sportmediaset, the penalty carries a financial sanction fixed at 2.5 accounting units, translating directly to the 255-euro fine. RaiNews noted that the decision was finalized by the non-professional section of the federation’s disciplinary body following a formal review of the captain’s departure from the Seleção setup in Copenhagen. “Il Consiglio Disciplinare della Federazione Portoghese di Calcio decide di condannare l’imputato Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro”, stated the ruling issued by the federation’s disciplinary body, which confirmed the charges in full based on the examination conducted by its non-professional section regarding the proceedings initiated against the team captain, who was already serving a provisional suspension.

Thirty-day suspension structure and November return timeline

La Gazzetta dello Sport reported that nineteen days of the penalty were already served under provisional suspension measures—spanning ten days from October 1 to October 10, followed by an additional nine days from October 11 until the formal notification of the ruling. With only eleven days remaining to be served before the end of October, the captain will be fully eligible for selection when November arrives. CR7 will consequently be available for Portugal’s November fixtures against Denmark and Wales.

RaiNews confirmed that the decision leaves the ultimate authority with head coach Jorge Jesus regarding whether to recall the forward for upcoming fixtures. The Portuguese national team is set to face Denmark on November 14 and Wales on November 17 in Nations League play, having already secured qualification for the quarterfinals of the competition.

Financial penalty compared to Al-Nassr earnings

Calculations highlighted by A Bola and reported by la Repubblica indicate that the 255-euro fine amounts to approximately 0.00012 percent of Ronaldo’s annual earnings with Saudi Pro Club Al-Nassr, requiring just 36 seconds of work to cover the penalty.

La sentenza della commissione disciplinare descrive nel dettaglio la portata della sanzione attraverso le trentuno attività a cui il giocatore non ha preso parte dal 30 settembre al 4 ottobre. La Gazzetta dello Sport documented that this timeline encompassed skipped training sessions, meals, meetings, and travel itineraries across Copenhagen and Porto, marking a disciplinary episode for the national team’s captain. The reasons given in the Disciplinary Council’s verdict list the thirty-one activities that CR7 did not attend over those five days, including sessions in Denmark and Portugal.