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Quitting Portugal never crossed my mind, says Ronaldo
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo dismissed suggestions he had considered ending his international career in the near future, adding that post-Euro criticism did not worry him. Portugal host Croatia in their Nations League opener on Thursday before
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Portugal host Croatia in their Nations League opener on Thursday before welcoming Scotland in League A Group One on Sunday.
"That's all from the press. It never crossed my mind that my cycle (with Portugal) had come to an end. Quite the opposite: it gave me even more motivation to continue to be honest," Ronaldo told a press conference on Monday.
"The motivation is to come to the national team to win the Nations League... We've already won it once and we want to do it again. I might say the same thing over and over again, but I don't think long term, it's always short term."
Ronaldo captained Portugal to success in the opening edition of the Nations League in 2018-19, three years after they became European Champions for the first time in France.
"Until the end of my career, I will always have the mindset that I will be a starter," Ronaldo added.