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  "id": 18293806,
  "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo's incredible numbers for Portugal 🤯🔥",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/cristiano-ronaldos-incredible-numbers-for-portugal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T11:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cristiano-ronaldos-incredible-numbers-portugal-110700372.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese football legend, announced his retirement from international football at 41, leaving behind a trail of astonishing records. He holds the men's world record with 234 appearances for Portugal and 146 goals. Ronaldo was the first player to score 100 goals for any European national team, and he's the only one to score at least three goals in three separate European Championships. He's the oldest player ever to score a World Cup hat-trick and has the most World Cup appearances, scoring in six editions. Ronaldo is also the all-time leading scorer in European Championship qualifying with 55 goals.",
  "summary": "Numbers that will never be beaten?On Thursday morning, the football world stopped turning for a moment when Cristiano Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football at the age of 41.Over...",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo Jr earns first Portugal Under-17 call-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/cristiano-ronaldo-jr-earns-first-portugal-under-17-call-up",
        "published": "2026-11-03T07:38:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Ronaldo retires from Portugal duty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ronaldo-retires-from-portugal-duty",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:17:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Ronaldo retires from Portugal duty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ronaldo-retires-from-portugal-duty-18297134",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:19:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Ronaldo retires from Portugal national team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/ronaldo-retires-from-portugal-national-team",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:10:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo retires: 10 record-breaking numbers from his 23-year career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/cristiano-ronaldo-retires-10-record-breaking-numbers-from-his-23-year",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:23:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Here’s a look at Cristiano Ronaldo’s major milestones with Portugal’s national team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/heres-a-look-at-cristiano-ronaldos-major-milestones-with-portugals",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:48:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "FULL TEXT: Ronaldo’s retirement letter to Portugal fans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/full-text-ronaldos-retirement-letter-to-portugal-fans",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:34:52.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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