Ronaldo ends Portugal career, hromadske reports
According to hromadske, the footballer announced his international retirement in a video address. The outlet lists his final tally as 234 appearances and 146 goals.
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he will no longer play for Portugal's national team. Ukrainian outlet hromadske reported this on November 5, 2026, citing the footballer's video address and a CNN report.
In hromadske's account, Ronaldo said it was time to hand back the national team's number 7 shirt. He said he had never considered it exclusively his own and described wearing it for 23 years as both a privilege and a responsibility.
According to the outlet, the forward made 234 appearances for Portugal and scored 146 goals. His achievements with the national team include winning Euro 2016 and two UEFA Nations League titles. The report concerns the end of his national-team career, not his entire professional career.
UEFA has documented one of those successes in detail: on June 8, 2025, Portugal beat Spain in the Nations League final in Munich. The match finished 2–2 after extra time, with Portugal winning the shoot-out 5–3. Ronaldo scored his team's second equaliser. Portugal became the first national team to win the tournament twice.
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