Cristiano Ronaldo suffering from ‘red, infected toe caused by bee sting’ that is set to rule him out of Portugal clash
CRISTIANO RONALDO is reportedly suffering from a 'red, infected toe caused by a bee sting'.
The Ballon d'Or winner is not in the Portugal squad for the Nations League match against Croatia.
And reports the infection in his right foot was caused by a bee sting and is keeping him out of action.
The unusual injury is thought to have prevented the Juventus star from taking part in training over the last few days.
Portugal boss Fernando Santos confirmed the 35-year-old was struggling with his fitness in his press conference.
Santos said: "I am very doubtful that he will be 100 per cent OK.
"He had been training well, then suddenly on Wednesday one of his toes was red, as if he’d been stung by a bee.
"Now we have to wait.
"With an infection, you don’t know how long the recovery is going to take."
Portugal host Croatia tonight before travelling to play Sweden on Tuesday.
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