A sorry GOAT Ronaldo for his last years…Even with his 906th goal, 74% of fans said, “I want Portugal’s national team out.”

The “national scoring competition” between “eternal rivals” Cristiano Ronaldo (39, Alnasr) and Lionel Messi (37, Inter Miami) seems to end with Ronaldo’s decision victory.

Portugal’s living legend Ronaldo added one goal in the third European Nations League Group A match against Poland in the 2024-2025 season at Stadion Narodowi in Warsaw, Poland on the 13th (Korea time) to score 133 individual A matches.

Ronaldo, who already surpassed the world A-match scoring record of “Iran legend” Ali Daei two years ago, scored five goals this year alone and scored in all Nations League matches, increasing the number of A-match scores. He lost his goal at Euro 2024 last summer, but he began to hit the goal again in September.

Including his team and national team games, he has scored five consecutive goals in the last 12 games, and has shown an amazing pace with one goal each in 11 games except for just one game (all-around).

It was his 906th goal in total in his career including matches for his team and the national team. He has 94 goals to go before conquering his unprecedented 1,000th goal. Ronaldo has scored 133 goals for the Portugal national team, 450 for Real Madrid, 145 for Manchester United, 101 for Juventus, 72 for Alnasr, and five for Sporting. The 906 goals are the same as the combined goalscoring records of Diego Maradona and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ronaldo has scored against 200 teams.

As he expressed his willingness to continue his active career for nearly two years in the previous interview, he could expect more goals in the future at his current pace.

Portuguese national team coach Roberto Martinez said through Portuguese media “Zero Zero,” “It’s reasonable to ask about Ronaldo’s age, but we monitored his performance during the Euro through statistics. The statistics show that Ronaldo was used well in the tournament,” indicating his intention to continue to use it.

Just as he met Martinez’s expectations, Ronaldo scored a valuable additional goal against Poland. In the 37th minute of the first half, when Portugal was leading 1-0 thanks to Bernardo Silva’s first goal in the 26th minute of the first half, Rafael Leão (AC Milan) shot flowed out of the net. Ronaldo, who was in front of the goal, calmly pushed it back into the net. Portugal allowed Piotr Zielinski (Inter Milan) to score a chase goal in the 33rd minute of the second half, but tied the opponent’s own goal in the 43rd minute of the second half to secure a 3-1 complete victory. Portugal solidified its lead by winning all three games in League A Group 1.

However, Portuguese fans appreciate Ronaldo’s achievements over the past 20 years, but say it is time to say goodbye. The reason is that Portugal failed to prevent its early elimination without scoring a single goal at major tournaments such as the 2022 Qatar World Cup and Euro 2024. It is also pointed out that the majority of A-match scores have been made against teams ranked below the 50th in the FIFA rankings.

Crucially, according to a recent poll conducted by CNN Portugal and MICE Football, 74% of fans want Ronaldo to retire from the national team. It is an opinion that generational change is needed right away ahead of the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America.

Asked at a press conference last month if he would continue to play for 꽁머니 even if he lost his starting position in the national team someday, Ronaldo replied, “I will always have a mindset that I can play as a starter until the end of my career.”

Nevertheless, the Portuguese national team cannot easily remove Ronaldo from the list. The Portuguese soccer association has posted a surplus for 12 consecutive years. It has posted record-breaking revenues every year. FPF President Fernando Gomes admitted in 2021 that “Ronaldo affects our finances. In terms of broadcast rights and revenue from uniform sales, yes.”