Ballon d’Or launches initiative honouring Cristiano Ronaldo’s international career
The official Ballon d’Or account has launched an initiative to collect fans’ stories about Cristiano Ronaldo and publish them on the award’s website, following the player’s announcement that he is retiring from international football. The organisers said they had received messages from fans in different parts of the world.
The official Ballon d’Or account has launched an initiative to collect fans’ stories about Cristiano Ronaldo and publish them on the award’s website, following the player’s announcement that he is retiring from international football. The organisers said they had received messages from fans in different parts of the world.
The website has already begun showcasing messages about Ronaldo’s impact on the lives of those who sent them, including accounts from people who said they had drawn inspiration from his mindset when facing personal difficulties. The award invited fans to continue sending in their contributions, saying it wanted to document them in an archive of the player’s career with Portugal.
The source notes that Ronaldo’s journey with the Portugal national team spanned more than 23 years, and that its most notable achievements included winning the European Championship in 2016 and the UEFA Nations League in the 2019 and 2025 editions.