Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo is among ten Portugal players who have not publicly responded after the dismissal of manager Fernando Santos.

Santos was axed following their dismal World Cup exit at the hands of Morocco in the quarter-finals.

Santos was sacked on Thursday following their 1-0 defeat to the North African side to cap off a tension-filled tournament dominated by Ronaldo, who did not seen eye-to-eye with his coach in Qatar amid issues with his behaviour - before he was dropped for the knockout games against Switzerland and Morocco.

Now Portuguese outlets Record and A Bola have documented the divide among the squad - with ten stars failing to acknowledge Santos following his sacking, despite leading the team to Euro 2016 glory - as well as the Nations League in 2018-19.

The other players who have followed Ronaldo in staying silent are Joao Cancelo - who has also had an uneasy relationship with Santos - Diogo Costa, Jose Sa, Diogo Dalot, Antonio Silva, Joao Palhinha, Ruben Neves, Ricardo Horta and Rafael Leao.