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BREAKING NEWS: Cristiano Ronaldo RETIRES from International Football
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There was some breaking news this morning coming out of the Portuguese National Team, and Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he will be retiring from Jorge Jesus' side immediately. Hannah Cash, Matteo Bonetti, Marco Messina & Geoff Shreeves are pleased to be joined by Guillem Balague, discussing the International career of Ronaldo, and placing him amongst other greats from the sides past and chatting about the controversial end to his time with the side. Plus, the crew compare him and the legendary Lionel Messi, breaking down the ways the two stars pushed each other towards greatness.
0:00 CR7 RETIRES
2:25 Should he have retired earlier?
3:27 Was this HIS CHOICE?
3:50 Surprising news?
5:44 Did coaching change cause this?
7:35 Jesus STANDING UP to CR7?
9:33 Is his Ego a POSITIVE/NEGATIVE?
12:55 1000 Goal Hunt
14:02 Messi vs. Ronaldo
15:50 Ronaldo's Statement
16:18 Social Media REACTIONS
17:32 Should CR7 be celebrated?
20:29 Greatest Goalscorer EVER?
21:22 Infectious EMOTION
22:24 Ego creating greatness
23:54 Was he TOO POWERFUL?
25:10 Euro 2016 vs. World Cup 2026
25:49 Winning matches without CR7
28:46 SOCIAL MEDIA REACTIONS P2
29:38 Youtube Comment BREAKDOWN
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