Ronaldo’s retirement plans are still intentionally vague, as Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to announce a date for his international retirement, as Portugal gets ready for their Nations League clash with Wales.
In a review of his career on Wednesday, the 41-year-old Portugal international, who announced earlier this summer that he was “probably” playing his last season, was asked about his future. Instead of giving any time frame, Ronaldo stated that his focus is now on his duty with Portugal. Ronaldo told reporters that he now wasn’t in the mood to think about the future. The most important thing to me is the present.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner said that he would be willing to leave the national team at any time when the team’s management felt the moment was right. He also hinted that his resignation would be announced before his last international match, not after it.
Ronaldo has yet another personal record to chase for now. The veteran attacker has netted 979 goals during his career and is set on becoming the first player to reach 1000 career goals. But it is an ambition, not an addiction,” he stressed.
Ronaldo added that he would most like to cross the 1,000-goal mark as a Portugal international, noting that the 1,000th goal would be the perfect end to his national-team career.
Portugal will kick off the new Nations League era with a home match against Wales in Lisbon on Thursday before heading to Norway on Friday for a match against Wales. They will then travel to Denmark on October 1, before hosting Norway three days later.
