Ronaldo
Ronaldo shuts the door on World Cups and leaves his Portugal future open
Foi o meu último Mundial, sim, mas terei agora tempo para pensar e estar com a minha família.
TranslationIt was my last World Cup, yes, but now I'll have time to think and to be with my family.
Aged 41, the captain confirms as he leaves the pitch that there will be no sixth World Cup — but refuses to close the national team chapter in the same breath, warning that he does not want to “make decisions in the heat of the moment”. The answer that runs through the whole cycle now beginning is put on hold.