Football: Portugal redesigns the No. 7 shirt to honour Cristiano Ronaldo
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
The Portuguese Football Federation is changing the design of the national team’s No. 7 shirt, adding a bar across the number so that no Portuguese player wears a kit identical to that of its former holder. Cristiano Ronaldo, 41, bowed out of international football in early November after 234 caps and 146 goals, according to L’essentiel.
The Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) is changing the look of the national team’s No. 7 shirt in tribute to Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese star who has retired from international football. The new number appears from today in a medallion, according to the FPF, as cited by the ATS agency.
The change is reportedly aimed at ensuring that no Portuguese player wears exactly the shirt Ronaldo wore, as the record holder for caps. The most visible detail is a bar running through the 7. Ronaldo, 41, ended a 23-year international career in early November, with 234 caps and 146 goals. Portugal face Denmark on Saturday in Braga, in the Nations League.
This initiative puts into practice the federation’s promise made on 6 November, namely to honour Ronaldo after his retirement. It follows the end of his international career on 5 November.
