Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Ronaldo says 2026-27 likely his last football season
Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most famous soccer players in the world.
He is 41 years old and has played soccer for a very long time — 25 years.
He told a magazine called Vogue that the next season will probably be his last one playing professional soccer.
He wants to end his career in a really special way and leave a great legacy.
He says he already has his future planned out.
He wants to travel more and have more fun.
He really likes to watch and play a sport called padel.
He said he wants to enjoy the money he has earned after all his hard work.
Ronaldo recently got married to Georgina Rodriguez.
He will still play for his club Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia before retiring.
Cristiano Ronaldo told Vogue that the 2026/27 season is probably his last year as a professional footballer.
He said he wants to leave a spectacular legacy in his final year.
Ronaldo said his post-football future is 'all mapped out,' with plans to travel, play and watch padel, and enjoy what he has earned.
He scored more than 950 goals for club and country across a 25-year career marked by sacrifice.
The 41-year-old recently married Georgina Rodriguez in Cascais, Portugal, and is due to link up with Al Nassr for the new Saudi Pro League season.
- Who
- Cristiano Ronaldo, the 41-year-old Portuguese forward who plays for Al Nassr
- What
- Said the 2026/27 season is probably his last year as a professional footballer and that he wants to leave a spectacular legacy
- When
- In a Vogue interview published on Sunday, during the summer of the 2026 World Cup
- Where
- The interview was with Vogue; a World Cup photo places him in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, and he married Georgina Rodriguez in Cascais, Portugal
- Why
- He wants to leave a spectacular legacy and has his post-football future 'all mapped out' with travel, padel and other interests
- Player
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Age
- 41
- Nationality
- Portuguese
- Interview outlet
- Vogue
- Announcement
- 2026/27 season likely his last as a professional footballer
- Career length
- 25 years
- Career goals
- More than 950 for club and country
- Current club
- Al Nassr (for the new Saudi Pro League season)