English star, and football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo has announced that he is on the verge of retiring his career, saying that he is emotionally ready to see the time when he puts on his boots. Al-Nassr and Portugal 40-year-old star gave an interview to Piers Morgan and opens up about his two-decade-long career in football.
Retirement, according to Ronaldo, will be an emotional event. “It will be tough,” he said. “I’ll probably cry. I have been planning it since I was 25 years old.
Ronaldo is currently a player playing in the Pro League of Saudi Arabia and one of the most influential players in the game. He claimed that as he used to pursue money and recognition, he has changed his priorities. It is a good thing to be the first football billionaire, he said, and now I simply want to do the training, playing and competing.
The Ballon d’Or winner of the five times also answered long criticisms regarding his personality. People claim I am an arrogant person but I do not care anymore, he said. All I desire is to have a good time with football and that is what really matters to me.
Ronaldo started his career with Sporting CP in 2002 but a year later he joined Manchester United where he became a champion of the premier league on several occasions and the champions league. He joined Real Madrid in 2009, where he scored an incredible 450 goals in 438 games, scooping four champions league trophies as well as other domestic awards.
In the case of Portugal, he has scored 143 goals in 225 appearances, which is the highest number of goals in the history of the men in international football. In Euro 2016, he brought glory to Portugal, and in the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025.
Throughout his illustrious career in Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, and Al-Nassr, Ronaldo has recorded 952 official goals, and he is still trying to achieve his dream of having 1,000 goals in football, something that has never been achieved by a single player.
