Cristiano Ronaldo left Portugal’s training camp on the eve of the Nations League match against Denmark, but the No 7 shirt will not lie vacant.

According to report,Rafael Leao will wear the number 7 shirt on Thursday evening for the match at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, the forward moved in the summer from AC Milan to Galatasaray.

The Nations League regulations stipulate that the players on the teamsheet must be numbered from 1 to 23. That is why Portugal could not avoid giving CR7 the No 7 shirt. Former Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo is in the squad, but Francisco Conceicao is not, sidelined by a thigh problem, although tests ruled out a lesion.

According to report,the fallout from Ronaldo’s departure has hit the Portugal national team, with the national side’s official profile said to have lost around 500,000 followers in just a few hours. Portuguese fans, however, are convinced the man chiefly responsible for the situation is Cristiano Ronaldo himself: according to a poll by ABola 8.1% blame federation president Pedro Proença, 13.7% head coach Jorge Jesus and 78.2% the Al Nassr forward.

The row is not going away any time soon: Marca reports that Ronaldo was promised and guaranteed greater respect by the federation until 2027 to convince him to return to the national team, while Portuguese media say even Portugal’s Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, has asked for a meeting with head coach Jorge Jesus to hear every detail of what happened.

Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua finally came face-to-face on Wednesday night, marking the first time the two British heavyweight giants have stood nose-to-nose ahead of their long-awaited clash.

The pair squared off at a press conference in London as they began the build-up to their December 11 showdown at Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

The fight, set to stream globally on Netflix, has been years in the making and is widely regarded as the biggest all-British heavyweight contest in history.

Despite previous tensions and last-minute doubts over anti-doping testing, the event went ahead smoothly.

The face-off itself was intense but largely respectful, with both men staring each other down without major incident.

At one point, Joshua even lightened the mood by playfully interacting with Fury, drawing smiles from the Gypsy King.

Fury, true to form, promised fireworks in the ring. “I’m going to come out, and I’m going to blast him out of there,” he said.

“It will be a gunfight at the OK Corral. I’m not gonna run away. I’m not gonna box. I’m gonna throw down.”

Joshua remained composed throughout, while promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn both hyped the contest as a potential war.

The bout will be contested for the WBA super heavyweight title and is expected to draw a huge crowd in Cardiff.

Troops of the Nigerian Army have discovered and safely detonated a pressure-plate Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, according to security analyst Zagazola Makama.

Makama reported that the incident occurred at about 3:50 pm on September 28, when troops of the 26 Task Force Brigade, Gwoza, discovered the device approximately 400 metres off a road near their location.

The device was identified as a pressure-plate IED and was subsequently handled by an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team.

According to the report, the EOD team successfully rendered the device safe before detonating it in situ.

The report concluded that the successful disposal of the device prevented a potential threat to troops and other road users in the area.