Cristiano Ronaldo first played at the Olympic Games 20 years ago, the same year in which he was part of the Portugal squad that reached the final of Euro 2004 before losing to Greece.
The veteran Al Nassr striker endured a difficult European Championship this year. Despite attempting the most shots (23) of any player at the finals apart from Kylian Mbappe, he failed to score a goal as his side suffered a penalty-shootout defeat to France at the quarterfinal stage.
While the return of the club seasons in Europe are less than a month away, major international football has not yet finished for the month: the Olympic soccer tournaments begin on July 24 and run for two weeks, with the men’s gold-medal match taking place in Paris Saint-Germain’s Parc des Princes stadium on August 9.
But will Ronaldo and Portugal be involved?
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Is Cristiano Ronaldo playing at the Olympics?
Ronaldo is not playing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Portugal are not involved in either the men’s or women’s tournament.
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