{"id":1359,"date":"2026-08-16T16:29:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:29:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T16:29:48","slug":"cristiano-ronaldo-legendary-portugal-forward-suggests-he-will-retire-at-the-end-of-the-season-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=1359","title":{"rendered":"Cristiano Ronaldo: Legendary Portugal forward suggests he will retire at the end of the season | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Cristiano Ronaldo\u00a0has suggested that he will retire from football at the end of this season.<\/p>\n

The 41-year-old has told Vogue<\/em>: “This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy.”<\/p>\n

Ronaldo’s comments come just weeks after he played at his sixth World Cup with Portugal.<\/p>\n

He had already confirmed ahead of the tournament that the 2026 World Cup would be his last, although he insisted at the time: “I will retire when I want to, not when you want.”<\/p>\n

Portugal were knocked out by Spain in the last 16 in July, ending his World Cup career.<\/p>\n

He became the first player to score in six World Cups and leaves the competition with 11 goals from 27 appearances.<\/p>\n

Despite his advancing years, Ronaldo has continued to score prolifically for Al Nassr in the Saudi pro league and remains within touching distance of 1,000 career goals.<\/p>\n

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He is contracted to the Saudi Arabian club until 2027.<\/p>\n

Away from the World Cup, Ronaldo’s career has already delivered virtually every major individual honour and team achievement available to him.<\/p>\n

He has won five Ballons d’Or, five Champions League titles, league titles in England, Spain and Italy, and the European Championship and Nations League with Portugal.<\/p>\n

He is also Real Madrid’s all-time leading scorer and is the top goalscorer in men’s international football history, having scored 146 goals for Portugal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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