Cristiano Ronaldo was the usual hot topic at Portugal's pregame news conference at the World Cup on Monday -- though the issues were hardly positive for his veteran coach to handle.
Rumours of the star player sealing a transfer to a Saudi Arabian club. Fallout from Ronaldo's bad body language on being substituted last week. A poll at home suggesting most fans don't want him in the team ahead of playing Switzerland in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
However, the question of Ronaldo's body language on being substituted midway through the second half of a 2-1 loss to South Korea on Friday moved Santos to assert his authority. OK, he's broken a tournament record by becoming the first player to score a goal at five World Cups, but since converting that penalty in Portugal's opening game, Ronaldo has had a rather quiet time on the field.
"We have seen how euphoric Swiss people are about being at this stage," coach Murat Yakin said Monday, adding about Portugal that "we've proven that we're able to beat them."
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