Cristiano Ronaldo don suggest say im go retire from football at di end of dis season. Di 41-year-old tell Vogue magazine say: ‘Dis one na probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy.’
Di comment come just weeks after im play for im sixth World Cup with Portugal. Before di tournament, im don already confirm say di 2026 World Cup go be im last, but im still talk say: ‘I go retire when I want to, not when you want.’
Portugal bin get knock out by Spain for di last 16 for July, wey end im World Cup career. Im become di first player to score for six World Cups, and im dey leave di competition with 11 goals from 27 appearances.
Despite im age, Ronaldo continue to score plenty goals for Al-Nassr for Saudi Pro League, and im still dey close to 1,000 career goals. Im don sign contract with di Saudi Arabian club until 2027.
Away from World Cup, Ronaldo career don already deliver virtually every major individual honour and team achievement wey dey available. Im don win five Ballons d’Or, five Champions League titles, league titles for England, Spain and Italy, and di European Championship and Nations League with Portugal. Im also be Real Madrid all-time leading scorer and di top goalscorer for men’s international football history, with 146 goals for Portugal.
For di interview with Vogue, Ronaldo talk say im don plan out im entire future. ‘I get plenty things wey go keep me busy, to di point where e hard to pinpoint just one,’ im talk. Im add say retiring from football go leave big void, and e go need to fill im time with different things.
‘Because retiring from football go leave big void, and I get to fill my time with different things, not just one thing,’ im explain. ‘And I want to enjoy myself more, travel more, watch and play padel, which I love.’
Im also yarn about im 25-year journey. ‘And I want to keep enjoying wetin I don achieve and wetin we don achieve together, because for di end, e don be 25 years full of sacrifices.’
Ronaldo, wey late bin marry im partner Georgina Rodríguez for intimate ceremony for Cascais, tell Vogue say im want ‘continue to enjoy wetin I don earn – wetin we don earn. Because after all e don be 25 years with plenty sacrifice.’
Im bin don previously talk about retiring ‘soon’ or within ‘one or two years.’ But now di talk na say dis season go be im last for football. Im go join Al-Nassr for new Saudi Pro League season after di World Cup campaign with Portugal.
