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  "id": 18345893,
  "title": "RCB Shares Virat Kohli's 'GOAT' Tribute To Cristiano Ronaldo Following CR7's Retirement On His 38th Birthday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/rcb-shares-virat-kohlis-goat-tribute-to-cristiano-ronaldo-following",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T17:23:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/rcb-shares-virat-kohlis-goat-tribute-to-cristiano-ronaldo-following-cr7s-retirement-on-his-38th-birthday"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Cristiano Ronaldo's 38th birthday, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) cricket team paid tribute to the football legend via a heartfelt message shared on their official social media account. The tribute featured a quote from Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket captain, who praised Ronaldo's hard work, dedication, and commitment to the sport.\n\nThe message read, \"The epitome of hard work, believing in yourself, hustling to make your dreams come true. Congrats on a wonderful career with Portugal & thank you for all the entertainment, Cristiano Ronaldo.\" RCB further added, \"The little boy from Madeira, the ICON CR7!\"\n\nIn the same message, Kohli expressed his admiration for Ronaldo, stating, \"Portugal estará sempre em mim.\" This tribute came after Ronaldo announced his retirement from international football, following Portugal's elimination from the FIFA World Cup 2022.",
  "summary": "Cristiano Ronaldo's retirement from international football received tributes from across the sporting world on Thursday. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) also joined in by sharing a special tribute to the Portuguese football star featuring Virat Kohli's words of admiration. Co-incidentally, Ronaldo announced retirement from international football on…",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "End of an era: Cristiano Ronaldo retires from International football at 41",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/end-of-an-era-cristiano-ronaldo-retires-from-international-football",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Portugal: PFF rejects Ronaldo's quiet retirement from international football, reveals next action",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/portugal-pff-rejects-ronaldos-quiet-retirement-from-international",
        "published": "2026-11-05T13:41:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Cristiano Ronaldo announces Portugal retirement after fallout with coach: ‘NOT AN EASY DECISION’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/cristiano-ronaldo-announces-portugal-retirement-after-fallout-with",
        "published": "2026-11-05T14:31:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo announces international retirement from Portugal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/soccer-star-cristiano-ronaldo-announces-international-retirement-from",
        "published": "2026-11-05T14:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "RCB revisits Virat Kohli's GOAT tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo after international retirement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/rcb-revisits-virat-kohlis-goat-tribute-to-cristiano-ronaldo-after",
        "published": "2026-11-05T16:08:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Virat Kohli is available, I want him to play Vijay Hazare: Delhi coach Dahiya",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/virat-kohli-is-available-i-want-him-to-play-vijay-hazare-delhi-coach",
        "published": "2026-11-05T18:21:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News",
        "title": "Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/superstar-cristiano-ronaldo-retires-from-international-football",
        "published": "2026-11-05T19:26:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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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