sport news Cristiano Ronaldo row overshadows Portugal's World Cup clash with Switzerland trends now
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Cristiano Ronaldo has an uncanny knack of making everything about him - and the build-up to Portugal's World Cup last-16 game against Switzerland has been no exception.
Coach Fernando Santos couldn't hide his anger at Ronaldo's sulky reaction to being subbed off during the final group game against South Korea.
And Santos stopped short of confirming his captain would be in the starting line-up for Tuesday night's game, even if he insisted the matter had been resolved behind the scenes.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos (left) was left unimpressed by Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to being substituted during Friday's World Cup defeat by South Korea
Ronaldo played poorly and cut a frustrated presence on the bench after being taken off
All of which led to Ronaldo dominating the front pages of the Portuguese sports dailies on the morning of the match.
Record and A Bola actually used the same picture of Santos and Ronaldo crossing paths as the 37-year-old forward was subbed off after 65
