«To the Portuguese people: the day has come to return the number seven shirt of the national team, which belongs to all of us». With an emotional video on his Instagram profile, Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, announces his retirement from international activity with the Portugal shirt.
After the suspension, farewell
The choice comes after the case of the escape from the retreat, in Denmark, due to the exclusion from the starting team, which had cost him a 30-day suspension. Now, the announcement of his retirement, after 23 years in the national team. «I wanted to win, I wanted to be the best, I wanted to make history – Cr7 also says – I also made mistakes, but I never gave up».