When time comes, I'll move on - Ronaldo on international future

Portugal fable Cristiano Ronaldo says he has nary plans to discontinue from world shot yet - but it "won't beryllium a difficult determination to make" erstwhile nan clip comes.

Ronaldo, 39, has much caps and much goals than anybody other successful men's world shot history, pinch 130 strikes successful 212 games.

He is successful Portugal's squad for Nations League games pinch Croatia and Scotland.

But he comes into these games aft a hugely disappointing Euro 2024 run wherever he grounded to people and many felt he held nan squad back.

The Manchester United and Real Madrid fable now plays successful Saudi Arabia for Al-Nassr.

"When nan clip comes, I'll move on. It won't beryllium a difficult determination to make," he said.

"If I consciousness for illustration I'm nary longer contributing anything, I'll beryllium nan first to leave."

The five-time Ballon d'Or victor says he "never considered leaving nan nationalist team" contempt nan post-Euro 2024 criticism.

Ronaldo and team-mate Pepe, aged 41, were nan 2 oldest players astatine Euro 2024.

After their Euros exit, erstwhile Portugal world Jose Fonte told BBC Sport: "They astir apt cognize it's nan extremity of nan statement successful nan nationalist team.

"They've done truthful overmuch for Portugal. Sometimes you conscionable person to springiness your spot to nan young boys coming up."

Pepe retired - pinch Ronaldo saying nan defender "left done nan beforehand door" - but nan guardant has opted to transportation on.

"People's expectations of nan nationalist squad were excessively high," added Ronaldo connected their quarter-final exit to Portugal.

Last period Ronaldo said: "I don't cognize if I will discontinue soon, successful 2 aliases 3 years, but astir apt I will discontinue present astatine Al-Nassr.

"When I time off nan nationalist team, I won't show anyone successful beforehand and it will beryllium a very spontaneous determination connected my part, but besides a very good thought-out one."