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Portugal Changes No. 7 Design to Honor Cristiano Ronaldo
Portugal’s football federation has redesigned the national team’s No.
7 shirt to honor Cristiano Ronaldo.
The change follows Ronaldo’s retirement from Portugal’s national team after 23 years, 234 appearances and 146 goals.
The federation said the new design keeps the number’s meaning and pride while preserving the old design as a symbol of Ronaldo’s legacy.
No future player will wear the exact design Ronaldo wore, although the number itself has been assigned again.
Ronaldo’s major achievements with Portugal included winning the 2016 European Championship and two Nations League titles.
The No.
7 will now appear in its redesigned form on Portugal’s shirts.
Portugal has changed the design of its No. 7 shirt to honour Cristiano Ronaldo after his retirement from international football.
The new design adds a small horizontal line to the number, preserving a visual link to the shirt Ronaldo wore.
The change was announced before Portugal’s Nations League match against Denmark in Braga on Saturday, 14 November.
Portugal also planned tributes during the match, including a pause in play at the seventh minute, according to Corriere dello Sport.
Sources differ on Ronaldo’s international appearances: the Guardian reports 246, while 20 Minuten and Corriere dello Sport report 234.
- Who
- Portugal’s football federation and national team are honouring Cristiano Ronaldo.
- What
- Portugal changed the design of its No. 7 shirt by adding a small horizontal line.
- When
- The change was announced on 14 November 2026, before the match against Denmark.
- Where
- The tribute was planned for Portugal’s match against Denmark in Braga.
- Why
- To honour Ronaldo’s legacy and keep the No. 7 associated with his career.
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Ronaldo announced his retirement from Portugal’s national team, according to the Guardian and Corriere dello Sport.
Portugal announced the redesigned No. 7 before its Nations League match against Denmark.
Portugal was due to play Denmark at the Estadio Municipal in Braga.
Corriere dello Sport reported that the referee would stop play for 60 seconds for a tribute to Ronaldo.
- Shirt number
- No. 7
- Design change
- A small horizontal line was added to the number
- Match
- Portugal vs Denmark
- Venue
- Estadio Municipal, Braga
- International goals
- 146, reported by all three articles
- International appearances
- 246 in the Guardian; 234 in 20 Minuten and Corriere dello Sport
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What people are saying
Time to debut a new 7. Because there’s one that will be eternal,
This is a way to immortalise the significance of such a special number and honour the legacy it represents
From today, we will see a different 7 on the shirt – but with the same essence and the same pride.
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