Luka Modric has reflected on Lionel Messi’s departure from international football while also urging that Cristiano Ronaldo should receive a fitting farewell if he decides to end his own Portugal career.
The Croatian great, a long-standing rival of both players in European club football and individual awards, said Ronaldo deserves a major send-off should he choose not to continue with the national team.
“If he is not going to continue, he deserves a farewell on a grand scale,” Modric said of the Portugal captain.
Modric’s comments also touched on Messi’s retirement from Argentina duty, marking another chapter in the international careers of a generation that has defined football across Europe and beyond.
