Ronaldo defends interview: 'I talk when I want'

Cristiano Ronaldo has defended the timing of his bombshell interrogation with Piers Morgan and told journalists to halt asking his Portugal teammates astir him.

Speaking publically for the archetypal clip since the interview, Ronaldo said helium did not regret the timing contempt the fall-out overshadowing Portugal's preparations for the World Cup successful Qatar.

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Sources person told ESPN that Manchester United are seeking to terminate the 37-year-old's declaration pursuing his disapproval of the nine and manager Erik 10 Hag.

"Timing is ever timing," Ronaldo said astatine a quality league astatine the Al Shahaniya Sports Club. "From your broadside it is casual to look astatine however we tin take timings. Sometimes you constitute truths, sometimes you constitute lies. I don't person to interest what others think. I speech erstwhile I privation to. Everybody knows who I am, what I judge in."

Both Bernardo Silva and Ruben Neves were asked questions astir Ronaldo astatine quality conferences connected Saturday and Sunday.

Ronaldo was besides progressive successful what looked similar an awkward infinitesimal with Bruno Fernandes erstwhile the brace met up astatine Portugal's grooming campy successful Lisbon past week prompting speculation the interrogation had caused an contented betwixt the 2 United teammates.

"We were playing astir past week," Ronaldo said. "His level was precocious and I asked him did you travel by boat. Please, don't inquire players astir me, inquire astir the World Cup."

Ronaldo missed Portugal's lukewarm up crippled with Nigeria past week but has trained arsenic mean since arriving successful Qatar. He has not played for United since the 3-1 decision to Aston Villa connected Nov. 6 but said helium is acceptable to look Ghana connected Thursday.

"I consciousness good," helium said. "I had a tiny problem, but I'm already recovered. We've been doing bully grooming and I consciousness prepared to commencement the World Cup successful the champion way. I'm fine.

"I judge we person tremendous potential. I judge [we tin win] and I person that feeling, but we person to commencement good with Ghana, which is the hardest."