On Thursday morning, before the announcement of the new list of the Portugal national team by Jorge Jesus, Cristiano Ronaldo said goodbye to national football by publishing a message on social networks. After 23 years in the national team, he finished his national career with 234 games and 146 goals. Ronaldo won three championships with Portugal; The unforgettable championship of Euro 2016 and two championships in the European Nations League. Today, by publishing a five-minute video accompanied by the song "Love for Portugal" by Dulce Pontes, he spoke frankly with the people of Portugal and shared his feelings with them. The text of his retirement message begins with this sentence: "Portugal will always be a part of me." Ronaldo addressed the people of Portugal and wrote: "The time has come for me to remove the number 7 shirt of our national team. "I never felt that this number belonged only to me, but I had the honor and responsibility of wearing it for 23 years." The full text of Cristiano Ronaldo's statement.

On Thursday morning, before the announcement of the new list of the Portugal national team by Jorge Jesus, Cristiano Ronaldo said goodbye to national football by publishing a message on social networks. After 23 years in the national team, he finished his national career with 234 games and 146 goals. Ronaldo won three championships with Portugal; The unforgettable championship of Euro 2016 and two championships in the European Nations League. Today, by publishing a five-minute video accompanied by the song "Love for Portugal" by Dulce Pontes, he spoke frankly with the people of Portugal and shared his feelings with them. The text of his retirement message begins with this sentence: "Portugal will always be a part of me." Ronaldo addressed the people of Portugal and wrote: "The time has come for me to remove the number 7 shirt of our national team. "I never felt that this number belonged only to me, but I had the honor and responsibility of wearing it for 23 years." The full text of Cristiano Ronaldo's statement.