If Cristiano Ronaldo’s Instagram was a country, it would have the third largest population in the world! Portugal’s legendary captain, who has 63 million followers on Instagram alone, stared into the dark sky above Hamburg’s stadium in silence on Saturday night. This time Cristiano didn’t cry. Instead, the red-eyed veteran held Pepe close and whispered something in his ear. This is the last European Championship for 39-year-old Cristiano and 41-year-old Pepe.

An eventful era is coming to an end for Cristiano, who suffered a painful penalty shootout defeat to France in the quarter-finals of the Euro Cup. Cristiano will be 41 years old during the next World Cup. Stating that this is his last European Championship, Cristiano didn’t say anything about his international future, but that silence is the answer to everything!

But the fan’s love for Cristiano Ronaldo will not end today or tomorrow. For the past 20 years, Cristiano Ronaldo has been one of the two best footballers in world football, and the aura he has created off the pitch is immense.

Saudi Arabia is developing a professional football league in their country only because of the value of the CR7 brand. Cristiano is now the name and face of many business brands, from luxury watches to Japanese facial muscle toners.

The Euro Cup organizers had to provide four times the security just for Cristiano. Still, 4 out of the last 5 matches were interrupted by fan interference. During the first match against the Czech Republic, 2 people ran onto the field and came to Cristiano’s side. With that, the Portuguese Football Association wrote an apologetic letter to UEFA – the fans have an overwhelming love for their captain. Therefore, it was necessary to increase the security in that letter.

In the next match against Turkey, about half a dozen ran. A Portuguese star was also injured after clashing with security officers who were trying to arrest them as they came to take selfies with Cristiano. A fan jumped in front of Cristiano Ronaldo from the top of the tunnel at the Gelsenkirchen stadium, shocking the organizers who made ten times more security in the match against Georgia! With the security issue being repeated, it is estimated that the fines paid to UEFA in the name of the organizers Germany Cristiano alone are $21,000 (roughly Rs. 17.5 lakhs).

Cristiano debuted for Portugal at the age of 18 and scored 130 goals in 212 matches for the country. Both are all-time records in men’s football. At Euro 2004, Portugal became European champions in 2016 under the boys who came to world attention with their dance moves with the ball. The beginning of Cristiano’s downfall, who made Portugal the UEFA Nations League winner in 2019, is from the last World Cup.

Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears after Portugal were eliminated from the 2022 World Cup quarter-finals by Morocco. Cristiano’s eyes welled up again when he missed a penalty kick against Slovenia at the Euros. He will announce to the world that the day he accepts this tearful reality, he will stop playing; Until then, let the legendary Cristiano Ronaldo continue to score goals with his step over, dribbling and finally an overhead kick!