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For: Kike Frías Updated 17 Jan 2022, 22: 12 pm EST
The Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo shattered all doubts about whether he will continue his career beyond the World Cup in Qatar 2022 (who aspires to qualify) and assured this Monday that aspires to be active four or five more years.
CR7 He received a special prize for his career at The Best gala, organized by FIFA, after breaking the record for most goals scored at national team level. With Portugal on 7 he has won the European Championship 2018 and the UEFA Nations League 18 -19.
The “Bug”, which has already scored 80 goals with the Portuguese team, surpassed last year the previous universal mark that it held, with 109 targets, Iranian striker Ali Daei.
“I have worked very hard and I continue to do so. I love this sport. I still feel that passion and want to continue. When people ask me how long I will continue, I say that I hope to play 4 or 5 more years. Everything is mental. Physically, if you treat your body well, it will respond when you ask it”
Cristiano Ronaldo
In his speech Ronaldo thanked his family, the pillar of his achievements and goals achieved; He also mentioned his teammates, whom he captains.
? Who did Cristiano Ronaldo vote for?
As bearer of the captain’s armband from Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo also chose his three favorites to win The Best award for the best player of the year 2022, which was finally repeated by the Pole Robert Lewandowski.
On his ballot paper, Ronaldo forgot about Lionel Messi and voted for Lewandowski; The curious thing is that with this award, the Bayern Munich striker ties the Portuguese (2) in editions won.
Another curiosity is that Fernando Santos himself, the Portugal coach, left Cris out of his top-3 and opted instead for N’Golo Kanté, Jorginho and Lewandowski.
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