Breaking news:Finally coming to an end !! as Ronaldo finally brings to the notice of the fans the date of his retirement from football and reasons why he wants to ..

 Cristiano Ronaldo is still an influential

 player at the grand old age of 37 and

, despite Manchester United's problems

, is their top scorer with 15 goals this

 season.

However, French World Cup Winner 

Frank Leboeuf has urged the Portuguese

 superstar to consider retiring so that 

he does not leave the sport on a low point.

Ronaldo is evidently not the player he 

once was at Real Madrid, and the Frenchman

 feels that it would do his legacy good 

if he quit on a high rather than prolong 

his career and see his powers wain.

"Do you know what? I think there is 

a time where you have to think: '

What do I do with my life and my career

'," the Frenchman told ESPN

"And maybe it's time for Cristiano 

Ronaldo at the end of his career 

to wonder and have a discussion 

with himself, and maybe some of his

 family, to know what he has to do for

 the rest of his career, if there is a 

future in his career.

"I don't want to watch Ronaldo and 

have pity, because he's been on the 

top for so many years.

"I don't want him to be a normal player

. He's been an exceptional player for so long."

"I'd prefer him to give up his career

 at the top instead of maybe trying 

and play for two or three more years 

and not being the player that he 

used to be."