Star Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday, hinted at retirement from professional football, stating he “does not have much time left on the pitch”.
After leading Al-Nassr to a 2-1 win over Al Rayyan in the AFC Champions League, Ronaldo asserted that he does not care about individual records anymore and is solely focused on enjoying playing football.
“I’m just enjoying playing football now as I know I don’t have much time left on the pitch. It is not important to me now to be the best player or to win awards. What is important to me now is to enjoy and help my team,” Cristiano Ronaldo said after the game.
Earlier this month, the star footballer had said that retirement would not be a difficult decision to make.
“When the time comes, I’ll move on. It won’t be a difficult decision to make,” Ronaldo said ahead of Portugal’s Nations League clash with Croatia in Lisbon.
“If I feel like I’m no longer contributing anything, I’ll be the first to leave,” he added, citing the example of his former team-mate Pepe, “who left through the front door” after announcing his retirement from the game last August at the age of 41.
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Prior to that, Cristiano Ronaldo said that his retirement decision from the national football team would be spontaneous and he would not share it with anyone.
“When I leave the national team, I won’t tell anyone in advance and it will be a very spontaneous decision on my part, but also a very well thought-out one,” said Ronaldo.
“Right now what I want is to be able to help the national team in their upcoming matches. We have the Nations League ahead of us and I would really like to play.”
“At the moment, I’m not thinking about being a coach of the first team or any team. It doesn’t even cross my mind, I’ve never thought about it. I don’t see my future going through that. I see myself doing other things outside of football, but only God knows what the future holds.”
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