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December 7, 2025 3 mins
Cristiano Ronaldo BioSnap a weekly updated Biography.

Cristiano Ronaldo has spent the past few days quietly reshaping the final chapter of his career and his legacy far beyond the pitch. The most consequential move came with his announcement that he has become an investor and global ambassador for the rapidly growing AI answer engine Perplexity. Goal and Cybernews report that Ronaldo has taken an undisclosed stake in the company, recently valued in the tens of billions, and fronted a Perplexity x CR7 campaign built around a dedicated CR7 hub and archive of his career. According to those reports, he framed the decision as a bet on curiosity and innovation, positioning himself not just as a face of the brand but as a long term partner as AI becomes part of how elite performers prepare, learn, and communicate. On social media, he unveiled the deal with promotional clips emphasizing that success comes from asking new questions every day, a line that dominated headlines like Cristiano Ronaldo expands business empire as Portugal legend invests in ChatGPT rival and Ronaldo kicks off AI deal with Perplexity.

On the political stage, his recent visit to Washington is still echoing. The SportsTak relays a new social media post from US President Donald Trump praising Ronaldo as an incredible athlete and person and revealing that Ronaldo phoned to thank him for a tour of the White House and Oval Office during a November trip as part of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salmans delegation. That earlier appearance, covered by outlets such as AOL, placed Ronaldo in an unusually high profile diplomatic photo op alongside world leaders, reinforcing his status as a global soft power asset for both Saudi football and Portugal.

Looking ahead to what is widely expected to be his final World Cup, Spanish daily AS and NDTV Sports confirm that Ronaldo and Portugal have been drawn into Group K for 2026, opening on June 17 against the winner of the Jamaica Congo New Caledonia playoff, then facing Uzbekistan on June 23 before a marquee June 27 date with Colombia at Miamis Hard Rock Stadium. AS highlights that Portugal will be based between Houston and Miami, with FIFA effectively handing Miami to Ronaldo rather than Lionel Messi, a decision that could become a defining image of his last World Cup summer. Reports that this will be his final tournament are consistent with past comments about his age but remain, strictly speaking, anticipatory rather than officially re announced in the past few days.

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Cristiano Ronaldo has spent the past few days quietly reshaping
the final chapter of his career and his legacy far
beyond the pitch. The most consequential move came with his
announcement that he has become an investor and global ambassador
for the rapidly growing AI answer engine Perplexity. Goal and
cyber News report that Rinaldo has taken an undisclosed stake

(00:23):
in the company, recently valued in the tens of billions,
and fronted a Perplexity XCR seven campaign built around a
dedicated CR seven hub and archive of his career. According
to those reports, he framed the decision as a bet
on curiosity and innovation, positioning himself its not just as

(00:43):
a face of the brand, but as a long term
partner as AI becomes part of how elite performers prepare
on social media. He unveiled the deal with promotional clips,
emphasizing that success comes from asking new questions every day,
a line that dominated headline like Cristiano Ronaldo expands business
empire as Portugal legend invests in chatchipt rival and Rinaldo

(01:08):
kicks off AI deal with Perplexity on the political stage.
His recent visit to Washington is still echoing. The sports
tack relays a new social media post from US President
Donald Trump praising Ronaldo as an incredible athlete in person
and revealing that Rinaldo phone to Thanking for a tour
of the White House and Oval Office during a November

(01:29):
trip as part of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salmon's delegation.
That earlier appearance, covered by outlets such as AOL, placed
Ronaldo in an unusually high profile diplomatic photo op alongside
world leaders, reinforcing his status as a global soft power
asset for both Saudi football and Portugal. Looking ahead to

(01:52):
what is widely expected to be his final World Cup,
Spanish Daily AS and NDDB Sports confirm that Ronaldo and
Portugal have been drawing into Group K for twenty twenty six,
opening on June seventeenth against the winner of the Jamaica
Congo New Caledonia playoff, then facing Uzbekistan on June twenty third,

(02:13):
before a marquee June twenty seventh date with Columbia at
Miami's hard Walk Stadium. AS highlights that Portugal will be
based between Houston and Miami with FIFA effectively handing Miami
to Rinaldo rather than Lionel Messi, a decision that could
become a defining image of his last World Cup summer.
Reports that this will be his final tournament are consistent

(02:35):
with past comments about his age, but remain strictly speaking
anticipatory rather than officially re announced in the past few days.
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