🚨José Mourinho on Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement from international football after the controversy with Jorge Jesus: 🗣️José Mourinho: “I went back to watch Cristiano’s farewell video, and for a second, tears dropped from my eyes. I wasn’t just a coach to that figure. I was a fan of him. A fan of everything he gave to this sport and everything he did throughout his career. I stayed until the end, even with tears in my eyes, and I can tell you honestly that is one of the greatest farewell videos you will ever see in football history. In just three hours, it had 13 million likes and 1.3 million comments. That tells you something. These are not just people. These are believers. People who followed his journey, sang his song and shouted ‘Siuuu’ every time he scored. Cristiano wasn’t making that video to say, ‘Look at me, I’m the greatest and I’ve achieved everything.’ He was sending a message to young boys playing football in the streets, dreaming that one day they could have a story like Cristiano Ronaldo. His failures, victories, awards and trophies were collections of a career. But to Cristiano, the most important thing was always representing Portugal. That is how much Portugal means to him. And knowing Cristiano, even though he has retired, he will not miss a Portugal match. He will watch them, celebrate when they win, suffer when they lose, and maybe even cry. That is the man he is. And when I think about his career beyond Portugal, I think about everything he gave to football. I remember watching that famous bicycle kick against Juventus while he was at Real Madrid. I looked at that goal and thought, ‘This man is not normal.’ The technique, the timing, the height, the confidence it was ridiculous. At Real Madrid, he didn’t simply score goals. He became the face of Champions League nights. Then you look at Manchester United. He arrived as a young boy with incredible talent, wanting to dribble, entertain and prove himself. He left his first spell as a completely different player. He had become a goalscorer, a leader and one of the biggest stars football had ever produced. Then came Juventus. People questioned whether he could adapt to Italian football and continue producing at that level. Cristiano went there and scored. Different league. Different defenders. Different tactical demands. It didn’t matter. He found a way. Then he returned to Manchester United, and the expectations were enormous. Whatever anyone thinks about how that second spell ended, nobody can erase what he gave Manchester United. Nobody can erase Real Madrid. Nobody can erase Juventus. Nobody can erase the Champions League nights, the goals, the records or the moments that made millions fall in love with football. And that is why I don’t want Cristiano’s Portugal story reduced to one controversy with Jorge Jesus. One disagreement cannot become bigger than an entire lifetime of representing your country. His international career is finished now. But his relationship with Portugal isn’t finished. He will still watch. He will still suffer. He will still celebrate. He will still care. Because before Cristiano was the superstar, before the trophies, before the Ballon d’Ors, before Real Madrid, Juventus and Manchester United he was a boy who dreamed of representing Portugal. And I think that is what his farewell video was really saying. It wasn’t goodbye only to football. It was goodbye from the player who spent his life showing young boys that the impossible can become possible. That is Cristiano Ronaldo. And when the noise disappears, when the arguments are forgotten and football moves to the next generation, his story will still be there. Not because he told us he was great. Because he spent his entire career showing us.” [ This is the source @UTD_Seth001 ]#ronaldo #portugal #Soccer #creatorsearchinsights #capcut - @anyi.manchester.u