Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from the Portugal national team. The athlete made his debut in the national team in 2003 and defended its colors in 234 games, in which he scored 145 goals. Together with the national team, Ronaldo became the European champion in 2016. The gist of the athlete's biography: the athlete was born in Funchal, Madeira, to a large family and started playing soccer at the age of eight. The boy trained with extreme zeal. When he was 15 he was diagnosed with tachycardia and was banned from playing. The problems were solved after laser surgery. Ronaldo played his first match for the Portuguese club Sporting in 1997. He played 31 games for the club and scored five goals. In 2003, the footballer was lured by the English Manchester United, who paid 12.2 million pounds sterling for the athlete. In 2004, Ronaldo's goal brought the club the FA Cup, the following year the team won the English League Cup, and in 2007 the athlete became the champion of England, scoring 20 goals. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League trophy for the first time in his career, scored 42 goals during the season, and received the Ballon d'Or award as the best player in the world. Later he received four more "bullets". Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid in 2009 and remained the club's top scorer until 2018. The footballer won the Spanish Championship, the Spanish Cup twice, the European Super Cup twice, the Champions League Cup four times and the Club World Cup the same number of times. Since 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo has played for Juventus in Turin, but in 2021 he returned to his native Manchester United. In his first season, Ronaldo scored 24 goals. Later, he had disagreements with the club's management, and the parties canceled the contract. After some time, the athlete entered into an agreement with the An-Nasr club from Saudi Arabia, and became the top scorer in the first year.

Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from the Portugal national team. The athlete made his debut in the national team in 2003 and defended its colors in 234 games, in which he scored 145 goals. Together with the national team, Ronaldo became the European champion in 2016. The gist of the athlete's biography: the athlete was born in Funchal, Madeira, to a large family and started playing soccer at the age of eight. The boy trained with extreme zeal. When he was 15 he was diagnosed with tachycardia and was banned from playing. The problems were solved after laser surgery. Ronaldo played his first match for the Portuguese club Sporting in 1997. He played 31 games for the club and scored five goals. In 2003, the footballer was lured by the English Manchester United, who paid 12.2 million pounds sterling for the athlete. In 2004, Ronaldo's goal brought the club the FA Cup, the following year the team won the English League Cup, and in 2007 the athlete became the champion of England, scoring 20 goals. In 2008, Ronaldo won the Champions League trophy for the first time in his career, scored 42 goals during the season, and received the Ballon d'Or award as the best player in the world. Later he received four more "bullets". Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid in 2009 and remained the club's top scorer until 2018. The footballer won the Spanish Championship, the Spanish Cup twice, the European Super Cup twice, the Champions League Cup four times and the Club World Cup the same number of times. Since 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo has played for Juventus in Turin, but in 2021 he returned to his native Manchester United. In his first season, Ronaldo scored 24 goals. Later, he had disagreements with the club's management, and the parties canceled the contract. After some time, the athlete entered into an agreement with the An-Nasr club from Saudi Arabia, and became the top scorer in the first year.