Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he will retire from international football, bringing an extraordinary 23-year journey with Portugal to an end.
The 41-year-old leaves the national team as the most-capped men’s international footballer and the all-time leading scorer in international football, having scored 146 goals in 234 appearances for Portugal.
Ronaldo’s remarkable international career included winning UEFA Euro 2016 and the UEFA Nations League, while he also established numerous scoring and appearance records for his country and world football.
The Portuguese icon said he intends to step away from the national team after the November international break, marking the end of one of the greatest international careers football has ever seen.