Moutinho Downplays Rumors About Ronaldo Fitness

Cristiano Ronaldo

Petr Cech, Gareth Bale, Isco, Ricardo Kaka, Carlos Tevez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are just some of the high-profile and talented players that will not be participating in the 2014 World Cup either because their respective nations did not manage on qualifying or because they were not named in the list of their nations coaches such as Carlos Tevez.

The latest player who might be joining that list is Cristiano Ronaldo as the Portuguese attacker had to make an early exit from a training session he had with Portugal. The Real Madrid left the training grounds with an ice pack over his left knee as he seemed to be pain and concerned about how serious it might be.

His countryman Joao Moutinho did reveal however that there is nothing to be worried about as he stated that C.Ronaldo has been training with the rest of the team and the ice pack is something that other players in the squad also utilize on regular occasions.

“Ever since he started to train with us he has been 100 percent like the rest of us. Everything is fine with him but there is some caution, not only with him. Today many other players were using ice as well. There is nothing to worry about. The ice is normal after training.” Moutinho revealed.

Ever since Real Madrid played their Champions League finals match against Athletic Madrid, C.Ronaldo has been struggling trying to stay in his peak condition and questions were being raised as to whether or not the Real Madrid star should have even been included in the list of Paulo Bento as one of the players to represent Portugal in the 2014 World Cup.

Portugal first World Cup match is scheduled to be played on June 16 as they face off against Germany.