Cristiano Ronaldo Announces This Season Will Be His Last: Future Plans Set, Aiming for 1000 Goals

ScoreFast365 August 17 - According to The Sun, 41-year-old Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo confirmed in an interview that the 2026/27 season is likely to be the final year of his playing career. He also mentioned that he has already planned for life after retirement: “Football may leave a huge void, and you have to fill that time in various ways. I also want to enjoy more fun, travel more, and continue to enjoy everything I have earned.”

Ronaldo married his girlfriend of ten years, Georgina Rodriguez, on August 11. The couple met in a Gucci store in Madrid in 2014. Currently, Ronaldo's total career goals have reached 976 (830 club goals and 146 for the Portugal national team), just 24 goals shy of the 1000-goal milestone. His career began in 2002 with Sporting Lisbon, and he joined Manchester United in 2003, marking the start of his illustrious career. After winning his first Ballon d'Or in 2008, he transferred to Real Madrid for £80 million, scoring 450 goals in 438 appearances. He later played for Juventus and Manchester United before joining Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia at the end of 2021, where he has made 142 appearances and scored 123 goals.