Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team.
Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from the Protugal national team.
The 41-year-old announced his retirement 23 years after making his debut for his country.
In a video Ronaldo posted on Instagram, the former Sporting Lisbon youngster regaled the pride and responsibility he enjoyed wearing the number seven shirt for Portugal.
“To the Portuguese people, […] Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from the Protugal national team. “To the Portuguese people, the day has come for me to hand back the number seven shirt of our national team. I never felt it belonged to me alone, but for 23 years I had the privilege and responsibility of wearing it, defending it and carrying it with me into stadiums all around the world.” However, he added the national team changed his life forever, and that the decision to pass the baton “to the future” was no easy decision. “Today the time has come to pass it on to the future.
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