South Korea's K-League have demanded that Juventus issue "a sincere apology" after Cristiano Ronaldo did not appear in a pre-season friendly against the K-League All-Stars last week.
Per John Duerden of ESPN FC, Juve chairman Andrea Agnelli responded to K-League president Oh Kwon-Gap's initial call for an apology by saying Ronaldo was told by club medical staff "to rest due to muscle fatigue after the Nanjing game [against Inter Milan] which was only 48 hours before."
Organisers of the exhibition match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium said the Portugal international was contracted to play at least 45 minutes, but instead he remained on the bench throughout.