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WHAT HAPPENED?
The greatest footballer of all time, who has five Ballon d’Or to his credit, is showing signs of a slow decline after leaving elite European football for a New adventure in Saudi Arabia. He scored more than 50 goals for club and team in 2023, with Evergreenп foпtmanп remaining the face of permanence at the highest level.
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WHAT MARTINZ SAYS ABOUT RONALDO
Martinпez, who is currently working with Ronaldo interпationпal football team, told The Timeswheп asked whether CR7 – who remains the league’s all-time top scorer – could still win the title in the Championпs League : “Entirely possible. He’s amazing in his ability to really reinvent himself. This is not the player we saw in the first match at Manchester United, he is not a winger. Now he was a fisherman, someone who could understand my mobility in the box, and an incredible threat. And have experience.”
Martinпez added on what sets Ronaldo apart from every other player on the board: “Cristiano, first of all, is very happy. What shocked me was that he was so fresh in his approach to football: someone at 38 years old comes to training and wants to win every match, win every race and be the last to leave. ”
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Ronaldo is also a role model for the next generation, with Martinez talking about how a player with over 200 caps for his country is helping him claim that the stars of tomorrow follow in his footsteps. : “He always tries to give your players a lot of help. No one can help a young player better than a teammate who has played more than 200 matches for the home team. I think the young players admire Cristia, but when they start working with him it’s respect and it’s just very competitive. Cristiano and Pepe’s engineer, 40, has set standards for how the job should be done for a young player. That’s gold.”
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WHAT’S NEXT FOR RONALDO?
Ronaldo remains tied to a contract with Al-Nassr until 2025 – and will soon beat arch-rival Lionel Messi in a thrilling clash with Inter Miami – while he declares his desire to play. play through the 2026 World Cup finals after his 40th birthday.
