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Cristiano Ronaldo's international career will be even greater than it was
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Portugal's all-time record appearance holder and top scorer has retired from international football after a storied career.
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UK timesStrong71 reports from 25 outlets. First reported by Marca, Thu 10:23. The 9 newest are listed here.
- BBC Sport
- ESPN
- The Guardian
- Sky Sports
- Sky Sport Italia
- Fabrizio Romano
- Diario AS
- Kicker
- The Athletic
- NOS
- Voetbal International
- RMC Sport
- The Independent
- The i Paper
- CBS Sports
- Florian Plettenberg
- Marca
- talkSPORT
- Mundo Deportivo
- Manchester Evening News
- Evening Standard
- WalesOnline
- Ben Jacobs
- Mirror
- MailOnline
- Twenty years of glory and an unexpected endingDiario AS
- Cristiano Ronaldo's international career will be even greater than it wasKickerThis article
- Cristiano Ronaldo retires from Portugal: 23 facts for his 23 years of international actionThe Athletic
- Cristiano Ronaldo to be blocked from emotional Portugal farewell as he blindsides Jorge JesustalkSPORT
- Playing for Portugal was ego-stroking for Ronaldo, which is why he couldn't let goNOS
4 more reports
- Why Portugal can't retire Cristiano Ronaldo's shirtThe Athletic
- Jesus regrets Ronaldo's Portugal departure: 'I asked him to stay'Voetbal International
- Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't accept Portugal reality and it's cost him Lionel Messi farewellMirror
- "He will always be a reference": Portuguese manager breaks silence after Ronaldo's shock retirement announcementRMC Sport
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