Portugal celebrity ahead Cristiano Ronaldo stated the 2026 FIFA World Cup will “undoubtedly’ be his last.
NCS asks Ronaldo if subsequent World Cup will be his last
(NCS) — Portugal celebrity ahead Cristiano Ronaldo stated the 2026 FIFA World Cup will “undoubtedly’ be his last.
“I will be 41 years old and I think will be the moment in the big competition,” Ronaldo instructed NCS’s Becky Anderson in an interview at the Tourise Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.
As for when he’ll retire from the sport for good, Ronaldo stated, “I’m enjoying the moment, but when I mean soon, it’s really soon because I gave everything for football,” the all-time main goalscorer in international soccer history.
“I’m in the game for the last 25 years. I did everything. I have many records in the different scenarios in the clubs and also in the national teams. I’m really proud, so let’s enjoy the moment, live the moment.”
Ronaldo has scored 143 worldwide objectives and is the first-ever male participant to score at five World Cups.
The expanded 48-team event, the largest in historical past, kicks off June 11, 2026, in the US, Mexico and Canada.
The World Cup draw is scheduled for December 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
Earlier this 12 months, Ronaldo turned the sport’s first billionaire player following a contract he signed with Al Nassr, in line with the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Ronaldo additionally stated he hopes his son Cristiano Jr., who performs in the Portugal under-16 membership, finally ends up being a greater participant than him on the pitch.
“Human beings, we don’t want nobody being better than us,” Ronaldo stated. “But in my point, I wish if my kids will be better than me, I’m never going to be jealous of him, trust me.”
Ronaldo stated all he desires is for his son to be pleased and never must endure any strain of being his son.
“As a father, I’m here to help him to be whatever he wants to be.”
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