Bhubaneswar, Dec. 9 -- The controversy over star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo being benched in Portugal's round of 16 clash against Switzerland at the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar has taken a fresh turn.

The star footballer's sister Katia Aveiro has added fuel to the fire by stating that she asked the 37-year-old to ditch the national team and come home for the 'disrespect' meted out to him.

Katia expressed her feelings over the entire matter and said that while she was glad that Portugal won and new talents rose to the occasion, she couldn't come to terms with the insult meted out to her brother.

"Portugal won. Thank God. New talents shone. Amazing. Are we going to win this? I believe so!! On the field they shouted for Ronaldo...