Cristiano Ronaldo puts Kings Cup Final defeat behind him to show off ripped torso as he soaks up the sun on family holiday to 'recharge' before leading Portugal at Euro 2024
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Cristiano Ronaldo has put his Kings Cup Final disappointment behind him, by taking an end of season holiday before gets set to lead Portugal at Euro 2024.
Ronaldo was seen in despair following Al-Nassr's cup defeat to Al-Hilal on Friday, after his side lost the game after a penalty shoot out.
The defeat came at the end of a 1-1 draw in the final of the King Cup of Champions, which also saw three players dismissed over the regular 90 minutes.
However, the Portuguese has taken to Instagram to share snaps from his holiday and he looks to refresh before linking up with the national team, ahead of this summer's tournament.
The forward can be seen in pale blue shorts, posing in front of a crystal-clear beach behind him, showing off a physique that defies his 39 years of age.
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Cristiano Ronaldo takes a break before Euro 2024 by sharing holiday snaps on his social feed
![On his Instagram story, Ronaldo had his five children are seen soaking up up the sun](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/03/16/85657813-13489585-image-a-2_1717428467159.jpg)
On his Instagram story, Ronaldo had his five children are seen soaking up up the sun
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The holiday allowed Ronaldo to put Al-Nassr's Kings Cup on Friday defeat behind him
Alongside the picture, Ronaldo captioned the image with a one word caption, 'Recharging'.
In a separate snap, uploaded to his Instagram story, the Portugal skipper posed with his five children on the beach and partner Georgina Rodriguez.
The holiday would indicate that Ronaldo will play no part of Portugal's first warm-up friendly against Finland on Tuesday.
Instead, he is expected to join his teammates and boss Roberto Martinez for the games against Croatia on June 8th and then their final clash on the 11th when they play the Republic of Ireland.
Ronaldo goes into the tournament having scored 50 goals in 51 games for the Saudi Pro League this season.
In doing so, he's become the first player to in history to win the top-scorer award in four different countries, having previously won the accolade in England, Spain and Italy during his career.
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Ronaldo will link up with his Portugal teammates later this week ahead of the finals in Germany
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Euro 2024 will represent Ronaldo's fifth Euros, having first appeared for Portugal at Euro 2000
He'll head into what is probably his final major tournament having already scored more goals than anyone else at European Championships, with 14, across the five Euros he's appeared in.
Ronaldo will likely earn his 207th cap when Portugal open their tournament against the Czech Republic on June 18.
After that they'll play group games against Georgia and Turkey in Group F of the finals.