Cristiano Ronaldo says he's probably playing his final season. In an interview with Vogue published Sunday, the 41-year-old Al-Nassr forward and five-time Ballon d'Or winner said: "This is probably my last year of football, and I want to leave a spectacular legacy."

The comments, coming days after his wedding to longtime partner Georgina Rodriguez, mark the closest Ronaldo has come to publicly confirming an end date to a career that has spanned more than two decades, six clubs and over 900 senior goals. He told Vogue he plans to fill his post-football life with travel and padel, the racquet sport that has become a favorite pastime among European athletes.

No Farewell Tour Planned

Ronaldo was even more blunt about his international career. Speaking separately to Portuguese outlet NOW, he said he will walk away from the Portugal national team "spontaneously," without a farewell match or advance notice — a stark contrast to the drawn-out send-offs some of his contemporaries have staged. He also said he does not see a coaching career in his future, preferring, in his words, "other things outside of football."

"THIS IS PROBABLY MY LAST YEAR OF FOOTBALL, AND I WANT TO LEAVE A SPECTACULAR LEGACY"

Ronaldo remains Portugal's all-time leading scorer and one of the most decorated players in the sport's history, with Champions League titles at Manchester United and Real Madrid, a European Championship with Portugal, and a current stint in Saudi Arabia's Pro League with Al-Nassr. Any retirement would close out one of the two defining rivalries of his sport's modern era, alongside longtime rival Lionel Messi, and would reshape the roster Portugal builds around heading into future international tournaments.

Ronaldo has floated retirement talk before without following through, and Sunday's remarks stopped short of an outright announcement — he hedged with "probably" rather than committing to a firm date. Al-Nassr and the Portuguese federation have not commented on his remarks.