Jesus: I was not the reason for Ronaldo's breakup; I may have played a role in hastening this decision! Jorge Jesus said about Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from the Portugal team: "Sooner or later it had to happen and he felt that now is the best time for this decision. I thought he would come back and before we parted, I thought to invite him and talk to him; But I have to respect his decision. When asked if Ronaldo parted because of his presence, he said: "No, maybe I had a role to make this decision happen faster, but I wasn't the reason." Jesus also said that he did not try to contact Ronaldo after he broke up.

Jesus: I was not the reason for Ronaldo's breakup; I may have played a role in hastening this decision! Jorge Jesus said about Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from the Portugal team: "Sooner or later it had to happen and he felt that now is the best time for this decision. I thought he would come back and before we parted, I thought to invite him and talk to him; But I have to respect his decision. When asked if Ronaldo parted because of his presence, he said: "No, maybe I had a role to make this decision happen faster, but I wasn't the reason." Jesus also said that he did not try to contact Ronaldo after he broke up.