Cristiano Ronaldo approaches 40age at which the vast majority of elite athletes choose to end their careers, but the Portuguese showed he can reach the 2026 World Cup.
Since his debut in 2002 with Sporting Lisbon, CR7 has built his history on goals, to the point of being considered one of the best players in historyalongside Pelé or Diego Armando Maradona, without forgetting the comparisons with the Argentinian Lionel Messi.
“I'm going to be 40, but I'm not done, I want to score more goals, I want to continue winning more with the national team. I'm going to continue,”
With a career that includes Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and currently Al Nassr, CR7 has amassed a fortune of 800 million eurosa wealth that he has not only managed, but also has a clear idea of the next step once he hangs up his boots.
In statements made during the Eastern Best Player awards ceremony at the Globe Soccer Gala, CR7 made it clear that he would continue to be linked to football, with the idea of becoming a team owner.
“I'm not a coach and I never will be. Maybe one day I'll consider myself a club owner, I don't know.”
In the footsteps of Ronaldo and Beckham
Cristiano Ronaldo looks to emulate several examples of football stars who, after retiring, changed their boots for shares in a team.
The Portuguese not only wants to have in common with his namesake Ronaldo and David Beckham to remain in the history of Real Madrid. Players who once shared a locker room during the Galacticos days also chose to stay in football, but not as strategists.
Ronaldo Nazario ended his playing career in 2011 and in 2018, winner of the 2002 World Cup bought 51% of the shares of the Spanish company Real Valladolid. It is assumed that R9 will sell his shares if he is elected as the new president of the CBF.
Another of the most notable examples is David Beckhamwho in 2013 ended his career on the field, and in 2018 became one of the shareholders of Inter Miami in MLSa team in which Lionel Messi currently playing
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