{"id":96024,"date":"2023-11-13T19:24:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=96024"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:24:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:24:34","slug":"man-uniteds-diogo-dalot-is-released-from-portugals-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/man-uniteds-diogo-dalot-is-released-from-portugals-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United&apos;s Diogo Dalot is released from Portugal&apos;s squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Man United&#8217;s Diogo Dalot is released from Portugal&#8217;s squad, citing &#8216;personal reasons&#8217;, with his fiancee heavily pregnant with their first child<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has dropped out of Portugal&#8217;s squad\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>His fiancee, Claudia Lopes, is heavily pregnant with the couple&#8217;s first child\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>City had their pants pulled down by a development team &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has dropped out of Portugal&#8217;s squad ahead of the international break for &#8216;personal reasons&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The full back was called up by boss Roberto Martinez ahead of his side&#8217;s upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Liechtenstein and Poland.<\/p>\n<p>Dalot was widely expected to start both matches off the back of a strong start to the season at club level, having played 16 times in all competitions to date.<\/p>\n<p>But he will play no part in either fixture after quitting his country&#8217;s training camp.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old is expecting his first child with his fiancee, Claudia Lopes, though this has not been officially confirmed as the reason behind his absence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77748381-0-image-m-47_1699898050149.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot has dropped out of Portugal&#8217;s latest squad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77748383-0-image-m-46_1699898038566.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dalot&#8217;s fiancee, Claudia Lopes (pictured), is heavily pregnant with the couple&#8217;s first child<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77748417-0-image-m-45_1699898024416.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Dalot revealed he and his partner were expecting in an emotional social media post in July<\/p>\n<p>A Portugal statement read: &#8216;Joao Mario will make his debut in a national team call-up after being called up this afternoon to replace Diogo Dalot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Manchester United defender was released from the national team&#8217;s work for personal reasons and after communication with national coach Roberto Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Joao Mario, FC Porto player, has 42 caps including 15 at U-21 level.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dalot, formerly of Porto in his homeland, has 16 international caps to his name, with 12 arriving in the past two years. He started his nation&#8217;s last five fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>The couple announced they were expecting in a social media post in July.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing the emotional news on X, Dalot said: &#8216;The best gift we could ever wish for.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We can&#8217;t wait to meet you.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dalot and Lopes have dated since 2020 and the footballer&#8217;s fiancee even joined him in Italy when he spent a year on loan with AC Milan during the 2020-21 season.<\/p>\n<p>Their engagement was announced in style back in March, with Dalot proposing to his partner in a room filled with roses and a luminous sign reading &#8216;Marry Me?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Dalot posted the news on Instagram with the caption: &#8216;YES to the rest of our lives.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/17\/77748421-0-image-m-44_1699897979092.jpg\" height=\"581\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The full back has been ever present for United this season, playing 16 times in all competitions<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12744339\/Man-United-Diogo-Dalot-released-Portugal-personal-reasons-fiancee-pregnant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man United&#8217;s Diogo Dalot is released from Portugal&#8217;s squad, citing &#8216;personal reasons&#8217;, with his fiancee heavily pregnant with their first<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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