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Cristiano Ronaldo The achievement of winning the World Cup was vilified due to the fact that it was only played in “six or seven games”. That number will increase to eight at the 2026 World Cup due to an additional knockout round – but for Ronaldo, his campaign will in all likelihood be limited to a maximum of five. It may end one after the other.
The 40-year-old Portugal captain is engaged in his final act as a footballer, confirming that next year’s World Cup – the sixth of his decorated career – “Definitely” will be his lastIt’s another chance to match Lionel Messi’s Qatar 2022 glory, which for many tipped the scale in the Argentinian’s favor as the greatest player of all time,
Ronaldo denies its importance – because of course he does. “It (winning the World Cup) is not a dream,” he said in his latest tense interview with serial Ronaldo bootlicker – sorry, “good friend” – piers morganYes, that’s right,
If Ronaldo really feels that way, he will need no more than sleep and a shower to recover from the potential damage he has dealt to his country’s chances at next summer’s tournament finals. He saw a great moment of losing his head Dara O’Shea sent off for elbowing in the back Portugal lose 2–0 to Ireland. result itself should not affect of selecao automatic qualification But Roberto Martínez may be deprived of his captain and football’s all-time leading international goalscorer for much of the group stage.
A red card in World Cup qualifying automatically results in a one-match ban, but Ronaldo’s three-match ban for violent conduct will be extended. As Wayne Rooney famously experienced for England at Euro 2012, the suspension applies in the final tournament – so if Portugal survive the play-offs, Ronaldo will likely miss the first two of their three group matches,
Ronaldo promised to behave before kick-off. He bizarrely encouraged the hostile Dublin crowd to boo him, saying it would “take the pressure off the other players” – as if his teammates were debtors. But as he walked down the tunnel of the Aviva Stadium, bearing his sins to the crowd, it was not any humiliation he faced; It was ridicule and laughter.
Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson had Referee Glenn Nyberg urged not to let Ronaldo control the game Tomorrow. “It was his actions on the pitch that caused him to get a red card. It was nothing to do with me – unless I got into his head.” Hallgrimson saidFor a man whose fragile ego has almost weakened with age, this does not seem impossible, Although Ronaldo’s egotistical personality is nothing new, it has increased during his gracious twilight years,
After a return to Manchester United at the age of 36 proved to be nothing more than an ineffective nostalgia trip, Ronaldo – struggling for minutes before being ruled out of the team due to a concussion – went public. His 2022 interview with MorganWhich led to “I like you, I like you too” in a bizarre exchange of pats on the back and flattery that saw millions of people air their dirty laundry with their current employers. He claimed he had been “betrayed” by the club, said he had “no respect” for then-manager Eric ten Hag and argued that the club’s infrastructure and ambition had not improved since the Sir Alex Ferguson era. His Contract at Old Trafford terminated by mutual consent The consent came just days after the explosive interview aired.
He joined Saudi Arabian team Al-Nassr, leading what was – lest we forget – football’s biggest ever sportswashing initiative, leading to 2034 world cup joke Signing up for the troubled Gulf state. Ronaldo is content with spending money shamelessly in the Saudi Pro League, It was praised as better than Portugal’s Primeira Liga. And there is an argument for his top performers to be seriously considered for the Ballon d’Or when he is happy scoring against a defense that – except at state-funded clubs – is often at a fairly low level.
But for all this talk of progress, you won’t hear even a peep about Saudi Arabia’s abysmal human rights record, which is worsening under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The state will hang 345 people in 2024 Highest number recorded by Amnesty International in more than 30 yearsAmnesty made Appeal to Ronaldo to highlight serious social problems of the country Instead of contributing to tarnishing its reputation. He has distanced himself from these calls by insisting that Saudi Arabia is a “safe place” and a “wonderful country”.
While his continued involvement as head of Saudi sport may raise questions about ethics, there is little debate over the narcissistic Ronaldo. In his latest interview with Morgan, he insisted that he is more famous than Donald Trump and better looking than David Beckham; The rant shows that the 40-year-old father of five hasn’t particularly matured from the cocky character he was known for in his 20s.
Ronaldo told Morgan that he never wanted to be famous. “It’s boring… I don’t want to be that famous,” he said, claiming he would trade his global notoriety for unrecognizable success in an instant. When you look at his every comment, every action, every mistake under a microscope, you almost start feeling sorry for him, even if you don’t believe him. But no one makes him say these things. No one makes him do this work. Three times in six years no one made him sit with Piers Morgan.
It is this ineffective silence that makes their biggest rival so less polarizing. Due to his naturally shy personality and limited English, Messi does not create as much of a stir as Ronaldo. The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner is now playing at a lower level with Inter Miami, but he seems to be leaving gracefully. Ronaldo, following his antics in Dublin, is in the midst of another ego attack, staying true to what defined his close career.
He says he has one more World Cup left, one or two more years in total. But with each passing misdeed in his quest to reach the elusive 1,000-goal mark, he destroys a little more of his legacy.