Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo outshone his Argentine rival Lionel Messi in announcing their international retirement via the social networking site "Instagram".
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Ronaldo’s video announcing his retirement from the Portuguese national team, which he posted on Instagram, garnered more than 24 million likes within 24 hours of the announcement, as of Friday evening, November 6, 2026. Meanwhile, a picture of Messi’s papers for writing his retirement letter garnered 19 million likes, noting that “the Flea” announced his international retirement on August 31.
Ronaldo thus surpassed his traditional rival Messi by about 5 million likes, which confirms once again that the veteran Portuguese star (41 years old) is the most popular and followed on social media platforms.
Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football on Thursday, ending a career that lasted more than 23 years with the Portuguese national team, during which he achieved a series of individual records and won the 2016 European Championship.
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