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Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from international football
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Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football. In a social media post today, 41-year-old Ronaldo announced that he won’t play for Portugal anymore, ending a career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title and the men’s all-time international scoring record.
Exam-ready takeaways
- The announcement marked the end of a lauded career that began more than two decades ago before Euro 2004 and finished with him walking out on the national team after falling out with coach Jorge Jesus.
- He said, the day has come for him to hand back the No. 7 shirt of Portuguese national team.
- Lionel Messi finished his career with Argentina after a much anticipated farewell match last month, Ronaldo’s final appearance with Portugal has ended up being on September 24 in a 1-nil win over Wales in the Nations League.
- Ronaldo is in pursuit of his 1,000th career goal and sits on 985.
- Of those, a record 146 goals came in 234 appearances with Portugal.
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