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Now 39, Cristiano Ronaldo is not ready to call it quits and has made this clear again recently. But initially, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner intended to hang up his boots much earlier. This is what his former teammate in the Portuguese national team, Costinha, has revealed.
Retirement is not right away for Cristiano Ronaldo. Present at a press conference a few days ago, the Portuguese had reaffirmed his intention to continue his career for some time. About the moment when he will decide to say stop, the quintuple Ballon d’Or assured that it would be ” a very personal decision for me and one that will not be very difficult to make. »
“He said he wanted to stop playing football at 30”
But according to Little back, Cristiano Ronaldo initially wanted to end his career much earlier. He made his debut against Kazakhstan in 2003. The only thing I found strange at the time was that he said he wanted to stop playing football at 30. But we quickly realised that it was not possible, as he was perfect in every situation. ” said the former player of theAS Monacoin an interview given to ESPN Brazil.
“Ten years have passed and he still plays as well”
« He told me: “Costa, I’m going to play until I’m 30 and then I’m going to do something different.” I said to myself: “It’s very difficult that this is happening to you, because of your personality.” Ten years have passed (since he turned 30) and he’s still playing as well as ever. “, added Little back. The former teammate in the national team Cristiano Ronaldo believes that the latter could succeed in reaching his objective of 1,000 career goals: ” It depends on what happens in the future, if he wants to continue playing. It depends on a lot of factors. Now, if he gets the chance, he will try to do it, I have no doubt about that.. »
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