Injured Ronaldo misses Portugal World Cup friendlies

The 41-year-old has not played for his Saudi club Al-Nassr since the end of February but Portugal coach Roberto Martinez insisted that Ronaldo's participation at what would be a record sixth World Cup was "not at risk". "It's a minor injury," Martinez said at a press conference, adding that the five-time Ballon d'Or winner could be back "within one or two weeks". "Everything Cristiano has done physically during this season shows that he's going through an excellent spell and that there are no physical problems.