Published 11:19 IST, January 18th 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo drops major hint on his retirement: 'I'm going to be 37 soon'
Cristiano Ronaldo while speaking during event said that he still has passion for playing this beautiful game and there is still a couple of years left in him.
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Cristia Ronaldo on Monday added ar special award to his list of trophies when he was houred for becoming highest-scoring men's footballer last year. Ronaldo received Special Award during Best FIFA Awards in Zurich, Switzerland. Portuguese star last year surpassed Iranian legend Ali Daei's tally of 109 goals and w currently has 115 goals to his name till w. While speaking at award function, Manchester United forward also dropped his hint
Cristia Ronaldo retirement plans from Football
Speaking of Cristia Ronaldo retirement, 36-year-old while speaking during event said that he still has passion to play this beautiful game and re is still a couple of years left in him before hanging up his boots. He said, "I still have a passion for game. It's to entertain myself and I have played football since I was five or six years old. I feel joy when I train and my motivation is still re. I'm going to be 37 soon but I feel motivated. People ask me how many years I'm going to continue playing - I hope to play for four or five more years. Physically if you treat your body well, it will give you something back. I love game and I want to continue."
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He also added," First of all, I want to say thanks to my teammates, especially ones I played with for national team during last 20 years or so. record [for most goals scored in international football] was 109, so I'm six ahead at moment. This is a special award from FIFA, an organization I respect a lot. I'm really proud of this great achievement. It's great to be highest goalscorer of all time."
Cristia Ronaldo performance for Manchester United and Portugal
Cristia Ronaldo's Manchester United return hasn't gone really well with club struggling in Premier League. Currently, Red Devils are seventh in table, and 24 points behind leaders Manchester City. Ronaldo has scored 14 times for his club this season but team have failed to consistently deliver result on pitch. As far as Portugal is concerned Ronaldo will be leading country in 2022 World Cup playoffs, and once again eyes will be on him to guide team into World Cup by leading from front.
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11:19 IST, January 18th 2022