Portugal coach 'knew nothing' about Ronaldo retiring

Portugal coach Jorge Jesus said he "found out when we all did" about Cristiano Ronaldo's retirement from international football.

The 41-year-old made the announcement in an Instagram video, external on Thursday, the day before Jesus was due to announce his squad for this month's Nations League fixtures.

Speaking at Friday's news conference, Jesus said that Ronaldo did not give him prior notice of his decision and he was set to select the in-form Al-Nassr forward.

"I found out when we all did," Jesus said. "Until then, I knew nothing about it.

"He was playing, he was scoring goals; he was one of the players on my squad list."