Ronaldo pays the king Pele

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By: Manu Tournoux

Cristiano Ronaldo, at 39 years old, has no intention of hanging up his boots. And of assuming aiming for 1000 career goals, to cast a little shadow over the king Pelé.

He will be 40 years old on February 5th and yet Cristiano Ronaldo is still full of victories and goals. After a game I won, it’s always better. But if I score more, then I’m a little happier. And after a defeat, I learned that life goes on. “, said the person concerned last week on his YouTube channel.

Now credited with 899 career goals, across all shirts, CR7 obviously does not intend to be satisfied with the 900 goal mark. I want to reach 900 goals first, then 1000. But with one difference: all my goals are filmed, I have proof. ” he breathes, thus scratching the legend Pelé in passing.

King Pelé, during his lifetime, boasted of having scored at least 1,300 goals – while official records only give him 778. I have proof, Cristiano Ronaldo insists again. If you want more goals, I can bring those scored in training too, it’s not a problem… »

Still involved with the Selecçao

As for his detractors who point out the supposedly weak adversity encountered in Saudi Arabia, the Al-Nassr striker responds: ” I always want to score goals. Whether it’s against France or against Al-Ettifaq, it doesn’t change anything for me. “And this will remain the case in the Portuguese selection as well since the five-time Ballon d’Or winner confirmed on Monday that he does not intend to give up on the international scene yet.

When the time comes, I will move on.he confides. It won’t be a difficult decision to make. If I feel like I’m not contributing anything anymore, I’ll be the first to go… “Despite his silence during the last Euro, Cristiano Ronaldo assures that he has ” “never considered leaving the national team,” saying that “people’s expectations of the national team were too high.” » for this 2024 European Nations Championship.

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