Cristiano Ronaldo is on the point of making soccer historical past! The Portugal captain will turn out to be the primary male footballer to play 200 worldwide matches if he performs in Tuesday’s Euro 2024 qualifier away to Iceland.
At 38 years outdated, Ronaldo has had a one-of-a-kind profession, and he’s not carried out but. The striker is the all-time file scorer in males’s worldwide soccer with a whopping 122 objectives beneath his belt. He’s additionally the primary man to seem and rating in 5 European Championships. However that’s not all, on the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, he grew to become the primary male soccer participant to attain in 5 completely different World Cups.
What’s subsequent? He’s not even positive!
“What’s there left to beat?” Ronaldo joked throughout Monday’s pre-match press convention.
“I do not know. I don’t comply with the information, they comply with me. I do know that there are information that I maintain. What I would like most is to win and comply with the trail in direction of the European Championship.”
Ronaldo vows to proceed taking part in for Portugal
CR7 is clearly captivated with his nation and his love for Portugal is clear in his dedication to the nationwide group. He made his worldwide debut in 2003 and has two main honors with Portugal, main his nation to success at Euro 2016 and the inaugural UEFA Nations League three years later.
“I’m hoping we will win extra titles,” Ronaldo continued. “2 hundred video games performed show the love I’ve for my nation. Feeling like an asset offers me satisfaction and motivation. What I would like most is to assist Portugal.”
On his Portugal future, he stated: “I’ll keep right here till I, the [football federation] president and the coach imagine I can. I’ll by no means quit coming right here, as a result of it’s all the time a dream. Representing the nationwide group is the peak of the profession. I need to maintain taking part in, and make my household, associates, and Portuguese comfortable.”
It’s clear that Ronaldo is a real legend on the earth of soccer. His two hundredth worldwide match isn’t just a milestone for him, however for the complete sport. And so long as he’s motivated and people round him like his presence and management, he is not going to quit the nationwide group in any means.
“As [ex-Portugal teammate] Bruno Alves stated, ‘I can’t give away my place free of charge.’ It’s been a protracted journey, nevertheless it gained’t finish quickly, I hope,” Ronaldo added.
