Day: September 30, 2026
After being left on the bench for the entire 2-1 win over Norway, Ronaldo went straight down the tunnel at full time instead of joining his teammates to thank the traveling fans.
Portugal coach Jorge Jesus then publicly said he needed to speak with him.
Now Portuguese federation president Pedro Proença has traveled to Copenhagen as reports point to an urgent meeting involving Ronaldo and Jesus to cool tensions and clarify his role going forward.
The awkward part? Just days ago Ronaldo himself said he agreed that “status means nothing” and that everyone had to earn their place.
Then came the first competitive Portugal game since 2008 where he stayed on the bench for all 90 minutes.
Apparently “status means nothing” was a lot more inspiring before someone actually tested the theory.
Source: A Bola / Writer: Sol
“It’s easier for the Iranians to target and get lucky than it is for you to knock one down.”
Ret. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Bobby Jones helped run missile defense conferences for NATO and Middle Eastern partners, and every defense in the region depends on one country spotting a launch and passing the track to the next, since a missile headed for Saudi Arabia shows up on UAE or Omani radar first.
Lose one link and the chain goes blind, which is why radars are being pulled out of the Pacific to fill the gap.
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Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)🇺🇸 🇮🇷 Satellite images reportedly show no US carriers along Iran’s blockade line for 26 days since Tehran tested a new anti-ship missile.
Ret. U.S. Navy Cmdr. Bobby Jones calls that textbook area denial, where a whole stretch of sea becomes too dangerous to sail, and every kilometer the ships fall back stretches the fuel, the sensors and the supply runs further.
The worst case is the one nobody in the Pentagon wants to explain to the country:
“The great thing that you’re trying to avoid is a United States aircraft carrier taking a missile in the side of its hull that will be unrecoverable.”
Nobody knows what else Iran is holding back, which is exactly why the ships aren’t coming closer.
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— https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2105149756477427921

