Cristiano Ronaldo informed Piers Morgan his legacy won’t be outlined by whether or not or not he wins the FIFA World Cup.
A five-time Ballon d’Or winner, Ronaldo has 952 profession objectives and is the all-time main scorer in males’s worldwide soccer with 143 objectives.
The World Cup is the one main trophy lacking in his distinguished profession.
“In case you ask me, Cristiano, is it a dream to win the World Cup? No, it isn’t a dream,” Ronaldo, 40, stated in a clip of the total interview that will probably be launched afterward Thursday.
The Portugal captain considers it unjust that one single event ought to outline a participant’s profession.
“Outline what?” the Al Nassr captain stated. “To outline if I am top-of-the-line of the historical past, to win one competitors, [of] six video games, seven video games. You assume it is truthful?”
Ronaldo, who received 4 of his 5 Champions League titles with Actual Madrid, has confronted fixed comparisons with Lionel Messi all through his profession.
Former Barcelona star Messi, a file eight-time Ballon d’Or winner, just lately stated that lifting the 2022 World Cup with Argentina after a number of failed makes an attempt was “the dream of my life.”
Ronaldo has loved many achievements along with his nationwide crew. He led Portugal to Euro 2016 glory, and to the inaugural UEFA Nations League three years later and once more this summer season.
He’s the one participant to have featured in six European Championships and is the file purpose scorer within the historical past of the competitors with 14 objectives. Ronaldo insists there isn’t any debate as to who’s greatest within the historical past.
“Is Messi higher than me? I disagree. I do not need to be humble,” Ronaldo stated.
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Ronaldo is predicted to captain Portugal in the event that they qualify for the 2026 World Cup that will probably be staged in america, Mexico and Canada.
It would mark Portugal’s first event with out Diogo Jota, who died in July in a crash in Spain.
Though Ronaldo didn’t attend Jota’s funeral, he was left “devastated” by the Liverpool ahead’s sudden passing.
“I did not consider after they despatched me the messages,” Ronaldo stated.
“I cried loads. It was a really tough second for everybody, for the nation, for households, for pals, for teammates.
“Devastated. It was very, very unhappy information.”
