Ronaldo scored greater than anybody else all through a document six editions between 2004 and 2024.
Twenty years after enjoying his first Euros, Portuguese soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo stated the 2024 version goes to be his final.
The announcement follows the dramatic spherical of 16 recreation in opposition to Slovenia, the place the 39-year-old star broke down in tears after lacking a key extra-time penalty, earlier than serving to the group win the ultimate shootout by scoring the opening one.
Talking to Portuguese public broadcaster RTP about his resolution, Ronaldo stated he was not “emotional about that” and that it didn’t imply “leaving the world of soccer”.
“What else is there for me to do or win? It’s not going to come back down to at least one level extra or one level much less.”
The present Al Nassr participant has been one of many protagonists in Euro championships’ historical past.
He performed in a document six editions between 2004 and 2024 – and is by far the match’s all-time high scorer, with 14 objectives.
He gained the Euros as soon as, in 2016, the one worldwide trophy Portugal lifted to this point. The identical 12 months, he went on to win the Ballon d’Or by a document margin of 429 factors.
Nevertheless, he is but to attain in Germany, and has a tough mission forward, as Portugal tackle favourites France in a thriller Friday quarter-final at Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion.
There have been solely three precedents between France and Portugal at main tournaments, all of them on the Euros.
France have a slight edge with two wins (1984, 2000) over Portugal’s one (2016).
