Ronaldo hints at retirement, says upcoming year could be his last
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Sun, 16 August 2026
12 reports- Telegram.hr (Croatia)15:07first to report
Portugalac je otkrio što će raditi nakon nogometa
- tportal (Croatia)15:23
Cristiano Ronaldo otvoreno je progovorio o završetku svoje impresivne igračke karijere i prvi put vrlo jasno dao naslutiti da bi oproštaj od profesionalnog nogometa mogao biti bliže nego ikad.
- Channel News Asia15:47
- 24sata (Croatia)15:51
Ronaldo je iznenadio nogometni svijet! Ova sezona bi mu mogla biti posljednja, a cilj mu je ostaviti spektakularno nasljeđe i loviti 1000 golova prije oproštaja
- Vecernji list (Croatia)16:10
Ugovorom je vezan uz saudijski Al Nassr još godinu dana, do srpnja 2027., kada će imati 42 godine. Do tada bi mogao dosegnuti i 1000 pogodaka u karijeri, a trenutačno mu do te brojke nedostaje još 30 golova
- Le Figaro (France)16:54
Dans un entretien accordé au magazine Vogue, la star portugaise évoque la fin de sa carrière et ses derniers objectifs.
- Times of India16:56
Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested the 2026-27 season could be the final year of his playing career, saying he wants to leave a “spectacular legacy”. The 41-year-old remains contracted to Al Nassr until June 2027 and has begun planning life after football, including spending more time with family, travelling and playing padel.
- Al Jazeera English17:03
Superstar forward gave his clearest indication yet that he might end his playing career after the current season.
- El Mundo (Spain)17:12
"Como el fútbol puede dejar un gran vacío, hay que ocupar el tiempo de diversas formas, no solo de una", ha dicho el futbolista portugués en una entrevista Leer
- RMF24 (Poland)18:51
„To było 25 lat pełnych poświęceń”. Cristiano Ronaldo zasugerował, że kończy karierę
- Anadolu Agency (AA)21:14
'This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy,’ Portuguese superstar says
- businesstimes.com.sg22:02
He failed to add a World Cup title to his list of honours after Portugal was eliminated this year Read more at The Business Times.
Mon, 17 August 2026
1 report- Japan Times04:59
Ronaldo, whose Al Nassr contract runs until June 2027, has previously stopped short of giving a timeline of when he'd be ready to call it a career.
Thu, 20 August 2026
1 report- Times of India12:21
Cristiano Ronaldo's oldest son has sparked major outrage as many feel he is not that interested in making a career in football.
Fri, 21 August 2026
1 report- tportal (Croatia)20:38
Cristiano Ronaldo vratio se na teren i odmah pokazao da, unatoč 41 godini, još uvijek ne namjerava stati. Portugalac se upisao među strijelce u uvjerljivoj pobjedi Al-Nassra 4:0 protiv Al-Riyadha te tako stigao do čak 977. gola u profesionalnoj karijeri
Sat, 22 August 2026
2 reports- Index.hr (Croatia)05:47
CRISTIANO Ronaldo (41) vratio se na teren i zabio svoj 977. gol u pobjedi Al-Nassra 4:0 protiv Al-Riyadha. Portugalac je sada samo 23 gola udaljen od čarobne brojke od 1000 golova u karijeri.
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)07:51
Ušao s klupe i brzo pogodio
Sun, 23 August 2026
1 report- Times of India00:30
Cristiano Ronaldo has reached an incredible milestone in football by scoring in twenty-five consecutive league seasons. This unprecedented achievement highlights his enduring talent, having maintained an unbroken scoring streak that dates back to the 2002-03 season. With a career total of nine hundred seventy-seven goals, he remains focused on reaching the remarkable one thousand goal mark in his illustrious career.
Sat, 29 August 2026
2 reports- Telegram.hr (Croatia)06:31
Nije baš morao dirati loptu
- Vecernji list (Croatia)10:50
Usporene snimke sugerirale su da je Simakanov udarac vjerojatno ionako išao u gol, što je potaknulo lavinu komentara u kojima su ga optuživali da je "ukrao" gol suigraču i da nije trebao dirati loptu
Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- MercoPress (South America)06:44
At 41, Cristiano Ronaldo is no longer chasing relevance. He is chasing the last frontier of a career that has already redrawn football's record books, and doing so with a clarity of purpose that marks the closing act of a two-decade odyssey.
Mon, 7 September 2026
2 reports- Vecernji list (Croatia)09:33
Bivši igrač Barcelone tijekom karijere je nastupao u šest zemalja i skupio čak 512 službenih utakmica
- Telegram.hr (Croatia)13:08
Posljednji klub u karijeri mu je bio Palm City iz Dubaija
Thu, 10 September 2026
1 report- Times of India23:55
Cristiano Ronaldo’s former Cheshire estate was listed for about $7.4 million in 2023 but later saw its asking price fall to $6.7 million. The 23-acre property has a seven-bedroom mansion, indoor pool, gym, cinema, tennis and padel courts. Ronaldo moved there after returning to Manchester United but later relocated before leaving England for Al-Nassr.
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- 24sata (Croatia)10:05
Mata objavio je kraj karijere u 38. godini. U bogatoj karijeri bio je prvak svijeta i Europe te osvajač Lige prvaka