Cristiano Ronaldo will leave the Cup of Confederations ahead of time due to the birth of two children. "Izvestia" clarifies that the captain of the Portuguese team said this on his Facebook page.

Thus, the striker will not take part in the match for the third place of the tournament, which will be held on July 2. BFM. RU reports that the soccer player complained that the team failed to "complete the task" at the tournament, but expressed confidence that in the future the national team will please the fans with its game. It is noted that the President of the Portuguese Football Federation and the head coach of the national team were sympathetic to Ronaldo and allowed him to leave the tournament ahead of schedule on the occasion of the birth of twins.