<p>Football veteran Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped the clearest hint on his retirement plan, revealing that he would likely step aside from the game at the end of the ongoing season. Ronaldo, 41, has his Al-Nassr contract expiring in mid-2027, and the Portuguese star doesn’t see himself prolonging his football career beyond that.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Although Ronaldo revealed last November that he would continue playing for ‘one or two more years’, his latest remarks in a Vogue interview published on Sunday (Aug 16) read, "This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy."<br>&nbsp;</p><p>Ronaldo last featured in the concluded FIFA World Cup in North America, which was his sixth and final. At the 2026 edition, Spain knocked Portugal out, with Ronaldo denying all reports of his immediate retirement.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Also read| </strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/barcelona-sign-rodri-manchester-city-transfer-1786935323662"><strong>World Cup winner Rodri set for Barcelona move in €76.5m Manchester City transfer</strong></a><br>&nbsp;</p><p>Meanwhile, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward has also already begun planning for life after football, including spending more time with his family.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</p><p>"I have my future all mapped out," Ronaldo added. "I have so many things to keep me busy that to tell you just one thing is hard.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>"Because football could leave a big hole, you have to fill your time in various ways, not just one. And also have more fun, travel more, watch and play padel, which I really like, and continue to enjoy what I've earned -- what we've earned.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>"Because after all it's been 25 years with a lot of sacrifice,” he continued.</p><h2>Football Career and Beyond</h2><p>Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, began his career at Sporting CP before moving to England to represent Manchester United. Following his record-breaking first spell at Old Trafford, where he lifted multiple Premier League titles and a Champions League crown, Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid in La Liga and then to Juventus in Serie A. His time with Madrid was most prolific, scoring a club-record 450 goals in 438 appearances.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>Ronaldo then returned to Manchester United for his second and brief spell before moving to the Saudi Pro League in 2023.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, Ronaldo recently married his long-time partner, Georgina Rodríguez, in Cascais, Portugal.&nbsp;</p>

Cristiano Ronaldo hints at retirement at the end of the 2026–27 season, revealing in a Vogue interview that his 25-year football career is entering its final chapter.

Football veteran Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped the clearest hint on his retirement plan, revealing that he would likely step aside from the game at the end of the ongoing season. Ronaldo, 41, has his Al-Nassr contract expiring in mid-2027, and the Portuguese star doesn’t see himself prolonging his football career beyond that. Although Ronaldo revealed last November that he would continue playing for ‘one or two more years’, his latest remarks in a Vogue interview published on Sunday (Aug 16) read, "This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy." Ronaldo last featured in the concluded FIFA World Cup in North America, which was his sixth and final. At the 2026 edition, Spain knocked Portugal out, with Ronaldo denying all reports of his immediate retirement. Also read| World Cup winner Rodri set for Barcelona move in €76.5m Manchester City transfer Meanwhile, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid forward has also already begun planning for life after football, including spending more time with his family. "I have my future all mapped out," Ronaldo added. "I have so many things to keep me busy that to tell you just one thing is hard. "Because football could leave a big hole, you have to fill your time in various ways, not just one. And also have more fun, travel more, watch and play padel, which I really like, and continue to enjoy what I've earned -- what we've earned. "Because after all it's been 25 years with a lot of sacrifice,” he continued. Football Career and Beyond Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, began his career at Sporting CP before moving to England to represent Manchester United. Following his record-breaking first spell at Old Trafford, where he lifted multiple Premier League titles and a Champions League crown, Ronaldo moved to Real Madrid in La Liga and then to Juventus in Serie A. His time with Madrid was most prolific, scoring a club-record 450 goals in 438 appearances. Ronaldo then returned to Manchester United for his second and brief spell before moving to the Saudi Pro League in 2023. Also, Ronaldo recently married his long-time partner, Georgina Rodríguez, in Cascais, Portugal.

<p>Cristiano Ronaldo hints at retirement at the end of the 2026–27 season, revealing in a Vogue interview that his 25-year football career is entering its final chapter.</p>

‘Probably My Last Year’: Cristiano Ronaldo teases football retirement after 2026/27 season

<p>Cristiano Ronaldo was an incensed man after spectators at the Al-Awwal Park&nbsp;Stadium chanted Lionel Messi's name during Al-Nassr's clash against Al-Ettifaq in the King Cup of Champions on Tuesday (Oct 31).&nbsp;</p>

<p>The match took place a day after Messi won an incredible eighth Ballon d'Or, following success with Argentina in the World Cup. During the match, Ronaldo was on the near-side taking a throw-in when the crowd started chanting 'Messi! Messi!'.</p>

<p>Unhappy and visibly frustrated at the chants, Ronaldo put his finger to his mouth multiple times, suggesting the crowd shut up.&nbsp;After shushing the crowd didn't work, the 38-year-old waved his hand downwards as if telling the crowd to quiet down before returning to play.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ronaldo had a patchy game but his side managed to progress to the quarterfinals, courtesy of a goal from Sadio Mane in the 107th minute of the game. Substitute Ayman Yahya drilled a low cross into the box which pierced through everyone and met the former Liverpool man who calmly slotted it to the back of the net.&nbsp;</p>

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<h2><strong>Ronaldo's controversial comment&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>Prior to the match, Ronaldo had caused&nbsp;social media uproar after he interacted with a post that suggested Messi should not have won more than five Ballons d'Or.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After&nbsp;<em>Diario AS</em>&nbsp;journalist Tomas Roncero posted a video on his Instagram account, playing down Messi's achievement, Ronaldo left a comment.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Hello friends. What we knew has happened. They were going to give another Ballon d’Or to Messi. He went to retire at Miami, but he was already looking retired at PSG to prepare for the World Cup. He won the World Cup, yes, well, but with 6 penalties in their favour," said&nbsp;Roncero in the video message.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"The World Cup was 10 months ago, we’re in November. Messi has eight Ballon d’Ors well, he should have five, he has the Ballon d’Ors of [Andres] Iniesta and Xavi, [Robert] Lewandowski who won six trophies in one season and Haaland who was the top scorer of everything," he added.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ronaldo-envious-of-messi-cr7-comments-on-post-critical-of-argentines-8th-ballon-dor-653582"><strong>Also read |&nbsp;Ronaldo envious of Messi? CR7 comments on post critical of Argentine's 8th Ballon d'Or</strong></a></p>

<p>Ronaldo liked the controversial post and in a surprising move, left a comment with four laughing face emojis. His action left fans confused with some arguing that the Portuguese was unhappy with Messi winning another Ballon d'Or while others suggested that he was laughing at the journalist's lame reasoning.&nbsp;</p>

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Cristiano Ronaldo was an incensed man after spectators at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium chanted Lionel Messi's name during Al-Nassr's clash against Al-Ettifaq in the King Cup of Champions on Tuesday (Oct 31).

Cristiano Ronaldo was an incensed man after spectators at the Al-Awwal Park Stadium chanted Lionel Messi's name during Al-Nassr's clash against Al-Ettifaq in the King Cup of Champions on Tuesday (Oct 31). The match took place a day after Messi won an incredible eighth Ballon d'Or, following success with Argentina in the World Cup. During the match, Ronaldo was on the near-side taking a throw-in when the crowd started chanting 'Messi! Messi!'. Unhappy and visibly frustrated at the chants, Ronaldo put his finger to his mouth multiple times, suggesting the crowd shut up. After shushing the crowd didn't work, the 38-year-old waved his hand downwards as if telling the crowd to quiet down before returning to play. Ronaldo had a patchy game but his side managed to progress to the quarterfinals, courtesy of a goal from Sadio Mane in the 107th minute of the game. Substitute Ayman Yahya drilled a low cross into the box which pierced through everyone and met the former Liverpool man who calmly slotted it to the back of the net. Al-Ettifaq fans started a "Messi, Messi" chant and this was Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction.pic.twitter.com/tlCNiWLOje — Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) October 31, 2023 × Ronaldo's controversial comment Prior to the match, Ronaldo had caused social media uproar after he interacted with a post that suggested Messi should not have won more than five Ballons d'Or. After Diario AS journalist Tomas Roncero posted a video on his Instagram account, playing down Messi's achievement, Ronaldo left a comment. "Hello friends. What we knew has happened. They were going to give another Ballon d’Or to Messi. He went to retire at Miami, but he was already looking retired at PSG to prepare for the World Cup. He won the World Cup, yes, well, but with 6 penalties in their favour," said Roncero in the video message. "The World Cup was 10 months ago, we’re in November. Messi has eight Ballon d’Ors well, he should have five, he has the Ballon d’Ors of [Andres] Iniesta and Xavi, [Robert] Lewandowski who won six trophies in one season and Haaland who was the top scorer of everything," he added. Also read | Ronaldo envious of Messi? CR7 comments on post critical of Argentine's 8th Ballon d'Or Ronaldo liked the controversial post and in a surprising move, left a comment with four laughing face emojis. His action left fans confused with some arguing that the Portuguese was unhappy with Messi winning another Ballon d'Or while others suggested that he was laughing at the journalist's lame reasoning. (With inputs from agencies)

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<p>Cristiano Ronaldo silenced the critics on Thursday when he scored four times in Al Nassr's 4-0 win over Al Wehda in the Saudi Professional League match. In the process, Ronaldo went past 500 club goals, whilst bagging his 61st career hat trick.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Ronaldo opened the scoring for his side in the 21st minute via a sweet left-footed strike. He pounced upon the opposition's mistake just before halftime and doubled the lead courtesy of a sizzling right-foot finish.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He completed the hattrick eight minutes into the second half through a penalty and celebrated in his customary style. The fourth goal arrived just before the hour mark and it caped an incredible evening for the Portuguese.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/explained-why-cristiano-ronaldo-joined-the-riyadh-based-club-al-nassr-everything-you-need-to-know-549104" target="_blank"><strong>Read more: Explained: Why Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Riyadh-based club Al Nassr? Everything you need to know</strong></a></p>

<p>Ronaldo finished the night with 503 goals which have come across five clubs. The Portuguese scored 311 goals for Real Madrid, 103 for Manchester United in two different spells, 81 for Italian club Juventus and three and five for Sporting and Al-Nassr respectively.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Ronaldo made his highly anticipated debut in a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe sharing the pitch with him. Ronaldo scored twice in the match, hyping up the expectations that he was going to tear up the Saudi Arabia Pro League.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, he had a slight lean patch afterward as he failed to score in subsequent games as his team&nbsp;crashed out of the Super Cup.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The five-time Ballon d'Or winner bagged his first league goal against Al Fatel last week. His goal helped Al Nassr salvage a draw and retain the top position on the points table.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/cristiano-ronaldo-finally-finds-the-back-of-the-net-scores-his-maiden-goal-for-al-nassr-watch-558769" target="_blank"><strong>WATCH | Cristiano Ronaldo finally finds the back of the net, scores his maiden goal for Al Nassr</strong></a></p>

<p>Ronaldo came to the gulf country after having a bitter fallout with Manchester United. He signed for Al-Nassr for a world record $214.04 million fee for two years.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

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Cristiano Ronaldo silenced the critics on Thursday when he scored four times in Al Nassr's 4-0 win over Al Wehda in the Saudi Professional League match. In the process, Ronaldo went past 500 club goals, whilst bagging his 61st career hat trick.

Cristiano Ronaldo silenced the critics on Thursday when he scored four times in Al Nassr's 4-0 win over Al Wehda in the Saudi Professional League match. In the process, Ronaldo went past 500 club goals, whilst bagging his 61st career hat trick. Ronaldo opened the scoring for his side in the 21st minute via a sweet left-footed strike. He pounced upon the opposition's mistake just before halftime and doubled the lead courtesy of a sizzling right-foot finish. He completed the hattrick eight minutes into the second half through a penalty and celebrated in his customary style. The fourth goal arrived just before the hour mark and it caped an incredible evening for the Portuguese. Great feeling to have scored 4 goals and reaching my 500th league goal in a very solid win by the team!💪🏼 ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/o2ZfV6fYBu — Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) February 9, 2023 × Read more: Explained: Why Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Riyadh-based club Al Nassr? Everything you need to know Ronaldo finished the night with 503 goals which have come across five clubs. The Portuguese scored 311 goals for Real Madrid, 103 for Manchester United in two different spells, 81 for Italian club Juventus and three and five for Sporting and Al-Nassr respectively. Cristiano Ronaldo's four goals for Al Nassr tonight 🔥pic.twitter.com/dK0hyC6ULH — Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) February 9, 2023 × Ronaldo made his highly anticipated debut in a friendly against Paris Saint-Germain with Messi, Neymar and Mbappe sharing the pitch with him. Ronaldo scored twice in the match, hyping up the expectations that he was going to tear up the Saudi Arabia Pro League. However, he had a slight lean patch afterward as he failed to score in subsequent games as his team crashed out of the Super Cup. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner bagged his first league goal against Al Fatel last week. His goal helped Al Nassr salvage a draw and retain the top position on the points table. WATCH | Cristiano Ronaldo finally finds the back of the net, scores his maiden goal for Al Nassr Ronaldo came to the gulf country after having a bitter fallout with Manchester United. He signed for Al-Nassr for a world record $214.04 million fee for two years. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Is Cristiano Ronaldo moving to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr?