Cristiano Ronaldo kisses the trophy at the end of the Euro 2016 final soccer match between Portugal and France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, Sunday, July 10, 2016.
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First Lionel Messi. Now Cristiano Ronaldo. Within a space of three months, two of the all-time greats have called time on their international careers.
International football will never quite be the same again. How could it be, without the genius of Messi that creates something out of nothing and the force, pace and the brutal elegance of Ronaldo?
Published – November 05, 2026 07:16 pm IST
