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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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Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football in a video statement posted on Thursday, November 5. Starting his statement by addressing the Portuguese people, Ronaldo said, “The time has come for me to hand back the number 7 shirt of our…
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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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He arrived as an 18-year-old in a country still waiting for a major trophy, and decades later, he leaves a generation that has winning ways
