Cristiano Ronaldo stops. He does not play for the national team of Portugal anymore. The football star says this on Thursday. He is now 41 years old. Ronaldo played 23 years for his country. He played 234 games in this time. He shot 146 goals. This is a record. His first game was in the year 2003. He was 18 years old then.
Ronaldo won many titles. He became Europe champion in the year 2016. He won the nations league two times. This was in the years 2019 and 2025. But there was trouble recently. Ronaldo had a fight with the coach Jorge Jesus. Ronaldo left a training camp because of this. He had to pay a fine. Now Ronaldo says: It is time for the future. He gives back his shirt with the number 7.
The goodbye was hard for him. He published a video on the internet. He thanks the fans in it. He says: He gave everything for the shirt. Portugal won without him recently. The team plays against Denmark and Wales soon. But Ronaldo plays on in his club. His club is named Al-Nassr. He plays there in the country Saudi-Arabia.
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Definitions
- National-Mannschaft
- A group of athletes. They play for their own country against other countries.
- Europa-Meister
- The winner of a big football tournament in Europe.
- Nations League
- A competition for national teams in football.
- Trikot
- The sports shirt that footballers wear when they play.
People
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- A very famous football player from Portugal. He is seen as one of the best players in the world.
- Jorge Jesus
- The coach of the Portuguese national team. He had a fight with Ronaldo.
Locations
- Portugal
- A country in the south of Europe. Cristiano Ronaldo comes from this country.
- Saudi-Arabien
- A country in Asia. Cristiano Ronaldo plays for a football club there.
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