Toronto soccer fans hit hard with Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement announcement

Toronto Star · Libaan Osman · 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC

Fans of the soccer legend in Toronto have already planned an event to honour Ronaldo at Earlscourt Park on Saturday afternoon.

Months after Cristiano Ronaldo sent Toronto streets into a frenzy, the international soccer star’s retirement announcement has sent shock waves through some of his fiercest supporters.

Massive Portugal soccer collector Rick Inacio woke up at 5 a.m. to a text message from his brother and didn’t want to believe the news.

“We were hoping for him to get his 1,000th goal in a Portugal jersey,” Inacio said.

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