Cristiano Ronaldo admits he considered RETIRING from Portugal duty after World Cup 'difficulties' Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he considered international retirement after being benched by Portugal at the 2022 World Cup.
WHAT NEXT? Ronaldo has already prolonged his playing career at club level, with the decision taken to link up with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr on the most lucrative contract in world football once his deal at Manchester United was terminated in November 2022.
Ronaldo has not put a timeline on his retirement. His contract with Al-Nassr keeps him at the club till the summer of 2025.
Ronaldo had said in September 2022 that he was not going to retire, and that his plan was to stay with the squad to play at the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the US. “I'm still motivated. My ambition is really high”, he said, “I'm in a national team with a lot of youngsters.
Who is better Messi Or Ronaldo? Ronaldo has scored a record number of international goals and appearances, but Messi has won more Ballon d'Or awards (7). Messi has spent most of his playing career in Spain and France, while Ronaldo has played in Portugal, England, Spain, and Italy.
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Before moving to current club Al-Nassr, former Manchester United forward Ronaldo - who turned 38 last weekend - spoke of a desire to keep going beyond his 40th birthday in 2025. And whether he does so or not, he is unlikely to be the last.
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The contract that Ronaldo has signed is expected to keep him at the club for the next seven years. That said, the playing part of that deal is two-and-a-half years, ending in 2025, when he will be 40 years old, although the plan is that he is then installed as a sports adviser.
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At this stage, no. Ronaldo has issued some hopeful-sounding statements regarding his availability for his country going forward, but we are yet to know if he will be in the plans of the Portugal manager by the time the next international tournament comes around.
Ronaldo claims that he left Real Madrid for Juventus because he felt he was "no longer indispensable" in the eyes of Blancos president Florentino Perez.
In one of the most sensational transfers of recent times, Portuguese megastar Cristiano Ronaldo moved to Saudi club Al-Nassr on 1 January 2023 after signing a contract valid until 2025.
Cristiano Ronaldo assessed his chances of playing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Forward for Al-Nassr and the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo, did not rule out the possibility of playing in the 2026 World Cup.
Two years later, the World Cup begins again. The 23rd edition of the FIFA tournament will go down in Canada, Mexico, and the United States in the summer of 2026. Ronaldo is in the Portugal squad for this month's Euro 2024 qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland.
The termination of the 37-year-old forward's contract comes after he conducted an explosive interview in which he criticized manager Erik ten Hag and the club's owners. It wasn't immediately clear where he would end up next after failing to secure a move to a Champions League club in the summer.