The Portuguese superstar is the all-time top scorer at the men’s national team level.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not satisfied only with the 2016 EC victory. PDO
Turning 37 this year Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t feel ready to hang the studded shoes on the nail yet. Actually, based on the man’s words, we can wait at least a couple of years for that day. The Manchester United striker revealed on Tuesday that his extraordinary football career will not see an end until 2024 at the earliest, after the European Football Championships. At that time, he would be 39 years old.
– I hope to be part of the (Portugal) national team for a few more years. My ambition is high and I feel motivated. My journey in the national team is not over yet. I’m going to participate in the World Cup and I want to get to the European Championship, Ronaldo said according to the Portuguese newspaper Renascenca.
Ronaldo received recognition from the Portuguese sports federation after becoming the all-time top scorer in national team matches. He has scored 117 goals in 189 games for Portugal and also holds the record for international appearances by European players. The world record on the men’s side belongs to a Malaysian Soh Chin to Annwith a total of 195 international matches.
The Portuguese, who won the Ballon d’Or four times, played for the first time in the EC final tournament in 2004. In 2016, Portugal celebrated the European Championship. Ronaldo has four World Cup tournaments behind him. The fifths are just around the corner, because the games start in November in Qatar.