Cristiano Ronaldo announces retirement from Portuguese national team

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BARCELONA, ⁠Nov 5 (Reuters) - ⁠Cristiano Ronaldo announced ‌his intention to retire from the ​Portuguese national ⁠team on ⁠Thursday in a ⁠social media ‌post.

The ⁠41-year-old said that he ​would 'hand ‌back the number ⁠7 ​shirt' after the November ⁠international break.

Ronaldo ​has made 234 appearances for Portugal ⁠and scored 146 goals.

He holds the all-time ​record ⁠for international ​appearances and ‌for international ​goals.

(Reporting by Ruairidh Barlow)