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Center Owned by The Avenue MailEnd of an era: Cristiano Ronaldo retires from Portugal duty
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Cristiano Ronaldo officially announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, ending a monumental 23‑year career with the Portuguese national team. He confirmed his departure through an emotional video message. The forward is praised for his sheer drive, relentlessness, passion and hunger for the game, even as critics have noted occasional accusations of diving and theatrical behaviour. This marks the end of an era for the legendary player in Portugal’s football history.
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Modesty may not be his best quality, he may have been accused of diving, he may have been theatrical, but make no mistake, few have played the beautiful game with as much passion, with as much hunger
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JUNE 15, 2018. THERE were at least 50 travellers waiting for their connecting flights inside a restaurant at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport. Some of those travellers risked missing those connecting flights to other parts of Russia because the TV inside that restaurant was showing Portugal’s group…
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Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football, bringing an end to a 23-year career with Portugal. The 41-year-old leaves the national team as men's international football's record goalscorer, with 146 goals in 234 appearances. He also helped Portugal win Euro 2016 and…
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Cristiano Ronaldo officially announced his retirement from international football on Thursday. The legendary forward leaves the Portuguese national team after a monumental 23-year career. He shared an emotional video message to confirm his departure from international duties. However, the…
