What the papers say

It would be ambitious to ask a 37-year-old to spearhead a charge through an entire tournament

The FA also charged the Portugal forward with improper conduct and an independent panel has handed down a suspension and hefty fine.

Doha has the potential for quite the impromptu 20-year anniversary of Ireland’s last visit to one of these things.

The Glazer family could potentially be following Cristiano Ronaldo out of Manchester United after opening the door to a sale of the club

Striker is right in saying Manchester United have made mistakes but the club’s worst error was to re-sign him

United issued a statement announcing they had reached a mutual agreement with the player to terminate his contract

“I think both parties will be delighted now,” former team-mate Ferdinand told BBC One.

The Glazers have owned the Premier League giants for the last 17 years.

Here, we look at some of the 37-year-old Portuguese’s highs and lows since he returned to United in the summer of 2021.

Here, we look at five possible destinations for the free agent.

Cristiano Ronaldo is leaving Manchester United by mutual agreement with immediate effect, the club have announced

England forward Beth Mead has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament and 'is set for an extended period on the sidelines', her club Arsenal have announced

Southgate warned his players that their World Cup progress will be curtailed early unless they cut out the sloppiness that crept in towards the end of Monday’s superb win against Iran

The Manchester United midfielder is set to take his place in the Denmark side 17 months after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during the European Championship

England are notoriously slow starters in tournament football, but they got this one off to a flier with a thumping 6-2 win over Iran, Asia's top-ranked side at 20th in the world

Amid the distraction of FIFA threatening European players with yellow cards if they wore One Love armbands was the extraordinary bravery of a team whose protest went far beyond the risk of a yellow card

A trial date was set for November 27 2023, with the case expected to last 10 days.

CR7 addresses storm over Talk TV interview, saying 'I'm sure it won't shake the changing room's concentration and focus'

The player was first held in January over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online.