Ronaldo bows out for Portugal & why is the PL getting younger?

Rick Edwards is joined by Charlie Adam & Nedum Onuoha to react to Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement from international football after 234 caps and 146 goals. Is it time to put aside the last couple of years and remember his iconic impact?

Elsewhere, with Manchester United's JJ Gabriel looking bound for one of Ronaldo’s former clubs – Real Madrid – Charlie and Nedum discuss the challenges and opportunities facing young players in modern football, reflecting on their own careers and their experiences now as parents with children in the academy system. Surprisingly, ex-pros aren’t that vocal on the touchline watching their kids play. Or so Nedum claims, anyway…

And we get an update from Lloyd, who has somehow had his journey home disrupted by the Pope. More to follow.

For more stories and insight on Cristiano Ronaldo's legacy, listen to Sporting Giants: Messi v Ronaldo on BBC Sounds.

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