Cristiano Ronaldo announces his departure from the Portuguese team

Cristiano Ronaldo announced on Thursday the final withdrawal of the Portuguese team, leaving a message on social media in which he said that the date for the return of the T-shirt number seven of the team has arrived.

The day has come to return the T-shirt number seven to the selection of all of us. I never felt it was mine exclusively, but for 23 years I have had the privilege and responsibility to wear it, he said in a video he shared on Instagram for nearly five minutes, in which he is seen reading a letter while images of his career are displayed.

The 41-year-oldfootballer, who has been international in 234 games and has scored 146 goals with Portugal, has won Euro 2016, the League of Nations 2019 and the League of Nations 2025. He debuted in 2003 at the age of 18.

I had the privilege of being your captain; but a captain is not alone, and you are part of my history. He also recalled that the country needs players who do not give up. And new generations who think it is possible to reach where no one ever came.

Cristiano Ronaldo was recently sanctioned for leaving the Portuguese rally on September 30, but there were rumors that coach Jorge Jesús was planning to enter the next Portuguese call.