Roberto Martinez Addresses Euro 2024 Disciplinary Issues

Roberto Martinez has moved to shut down the noise. The Portugal head coach has angrily rejected suggestions that lingering disciplinary problems from Euro 2024 are still shadowing his squad.

Speaking to Portuguese newspaper Record, the Spanish coach addressed the fallout from the tournament in Germany and the speculation that has refused to die.

"When there's a tournament and information leaks out, it's a very serious situation. At that time, we investigated and it was an accident. It wasn't a lack of discipline," Martinez said, drawing a firm line under the episode.

The incident in question dates back two years, to Euro 2024, and has been repeatedly cited as a factor in recent selection debates. Martinez, though, insists it has no bearing on his current decisions.

"It happened at Euro 2024 and that's not part of the decision now. Two years have passed. It happens in group dynamics and it's important to remember the most important thing: it was an accident and not an act of indiscipline. Antonio learned from it, but that's not part of the decision now."

The message is clear. In Martinez’s eyes, the matter belongs to the past. His focus, and that of Antonio, must now be judged on football, not on an old incident that he considers closed.