Fabulous soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo said Tuesday that this time's European Championship will be the final one of his career.
Ronald verified his Euro future in an interview with Portugal TV's RTP( h/ t ESPN's Adriana Garcia), saying
" Without a mistrustfulness it's the last Euro( for me), of course it is.
" But I am not emotional about that. I am moved by everything that football entails, by the enthusiasm I've for the game, the enthusiasm I see in the suckers, having my family then, people's passion. it's not about leaving the world of football. What differently is there for me to do or win?"
The 39- time-old stager, who's playing in a record sixth career European Championship, has helped Portugal reach the quarterfinals of Euro 2024.
While Portugal are now three triumphs down from their alternate- ever Euro title, the event has been a struggle for Ronaldo therefore far.
The each- time leading thing arranger across all major competitions has yet to score a thing at Euro 2024 in Germany, and he nearly went out on the smallest note imaginable.
In Monday's Round of 16 match against Slovenia, Ronaldo took a penalty with the score tied in the 114th nanosecond, but goalkeeper Jan Oblak turned it down.
The match ended up going to penalty kicks, which is always a crapshoot, but Ronaldo was fortunate that Portuguese goalkeeper Diogo Costa came up big, as he stopped all three of Slovenia's attempts to seal the palm for Portugal.
Eight times agone , Ronaldo and Portugal won Euro 2016 in France, marking what's still the crowning transnational achievement of Ronaldo's career.
They also reached the final in 2004 and semifinal in 2012, so it's fair to say that Ronaldo has nothing left to prove in the event.
still, Ronaldo going public with the information that it's his final Euro could be a wise politic move in terms of motivating the team as a whole to go the distance and win it for him one last time.
Given that Ronaldo will be 43 at the coming Euro in 2028, his station comes as little surprise, although it does not make it any less sad of a prospect for soccer suckers.
Assuming Ronaldo does essay to play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup at 41 times of age, that could prove to be his final transnational event, which would mark the end of an period.
For now, the focus remains on Euro 2024 and Portugal potentially establishing themselves as European titleholders for the alternate time in eight times.
still, if Ronaldo and Portugal are going to get it done, they must go through France in the diggings, who are the top- ranked European platoon in the FIFA rankings atNo. 2 in the world.
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