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He just played his last World Cup game. Cristiano Ronaldo. 41 years old. Here's the full story: – born in poverty in Madeira, Portugal – heart surgery at 15 – left home alone at 12 to pursue football – cried himself to sleep for weeks 2003 – Sir Alex Ferguson signs him for £12.24 million after one preseason game – United players begged the manager to buy him 2008 – 42 goals in a season for Manchester United – wins the Champions League in Moscow – wins the Ballon d'Or – first Portuguese player ever to win it 2009 – sold to Real Madrid for £80 million – world record at the time – scores 451 goals in 438 games there – their all-time top scorer 2014 – wins La Décima with Madrid – 17 Champions League goals in a single season – a record that still stands 2016 – Euro 2016 final – goes off injured after 25 minutes – coaches his team from the sideline in tears – Portugal win – his first and only major international title – 11 years in the making 2017 – five Ballon d'Or awards – four Champions League trophies – two La Liga titles 2018 – hat trick against Spain at the World Cup – free kick in the 88th minute to make it 3-3 – one of the greatest individual games ever played 2019 – wins the UEFA Nations League with Portugal – passes 700 career goals 2021 – breaks the all-time men's international goals record – passes Ali Daei's 109 – dedicates the goal to a sick child he had visited in hospital 2022 – World Cup in Qatar – loses his starting spot – benched – cries walking off the pitch after elimination – many assume it is over 2023 – signs for Al-Nassr – the world says he is retiring in the desert – scores 54 goals in a year – the most of any player on earth 2025 – wins the Nations League again with Portugal – scores 8 goals in 9 games – Portugal beat Spain in the final 2026 - his final World Cup – scores in the 6th minute vs Uzbekistan – first player in history to score in six World Cups – scores a second, a brace at 41 years old – becomes Portugal's all-time World Cup top scorer with 10 goals – 144 international goals - 23 clear of Messi in second place – scores his first ever knockout stage World Cup goal vs Croatia – after 6 tournaments and 24 years of trying – eliminated by Spain in the round of 16 – walks off the pitch slowly – turns back one last time to look at the grass what he leaves behind – 974 career goals, the most in men's football history – 146 international goals, the most in men's football history – 232 caps, more than any male player ever – 140 Champions League goals, the most ever – 5 Ballon d'Or awards – 37 major trophies – scored in 24 consecutive calendar years He never won the World Cup. But will always be remembered as a GOAT. Thank you Cristiano Ronaldo for everything. SIUUUUU