BREAKING: Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from international football

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Ronaldo%20(9).jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Ronaldo (9)" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/Ronaldo%20(9).jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/Ronaldo%20(9).jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/400x240/cms-api/media/file/Ronaldo%20(9).jpg.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/dp-img/820x492/cms-api/media/file/Ronaldo%20(9).jpg.jpg 820w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football. Ronaldo confirmed this in a video posted on his social media on Thursday morning. According to the 41-year-old, &quot;the time has come for me to hand my country&#39;s number seven shirt back.&quot; Ronaldo also added that, &quot;Some decisions are not made with the mind.&quot; [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/05/portugal-cristiano-ronaldo-announces-retirement-from-international-football/">BREAKING: Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from international football</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.