Cristiano Ronaldo has given his clearest indication yet that he could retire from football at the end of the current season, saying it is “probably my last year.”
The 41-year-old, whose Al Nassr contract runs until June 2027, has previously acknowledged that retirement is approaching but has always stopped short of setting a definitive timeline for the end of his playing career.
However, speaking to Vogue in an interview published Sunday, Ronaldo said: “This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy.”
Ronaldo had said last November that he expected to continue playing for “one or two years,” while confirming that the 2026 World Cup would be his last. Portugal were eliminated by Spain at the tournament last month, although Ronaldo subsequently declined to specify exactly when he would retire from football.