Cristiano Ronaldo has made it clear that he wants to continue continue playing with the Portugal national team.

Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, has said he plans to keep playing for Portugal’s National Team despite his inconsistent performance at Euro 2024.

In a recent interview, Ronaldo made it clear that his retirement will come as a surprise to everyone.

“When I leave the national team, I will not tell anyone; it will be a very spontaneous decision on my part,”Ronaldo said during an interview with Portuguese channel NOW.

“But right now, what I want is to be able to help the national team in their upcoming games. We have the Nations League ahead of us and I would really like to play.

In my mind, for the moment, it doesn’t cross my mind (the possibility of) being a first-team coach or any team coach. It doesn’t even cross my mind, I’ve never thought about it. I don’t see my future going that way. I see myself doing other things outside football, but the future only God knows”, Ronaldo said.

For now, Ronaldo’s focus remains on his current commitments, including upcoming matches with Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League and potentially representing Portugal in their Nations League opener against Croatia on September 5.