The “risky” promise of Cristiano Ronaldo: “If we win the World Cup, I retire”

“If I win the World Cup, I definitely retire”affirmed the soccer player with a smile, and added that this position would have more strength if he manages to win the trophy against the Argentine National Team, with Lionel Messi as his rival.

In any case, he stated that if he did not achieve that goal, he would like to “continue playing for two more years, possibly until he is 40, but I don’t know, I don’t know the future.”

In a report he gave to British journalist Piers Morgan, the Portuguese confided that “It will probably be my last World Cup, of course, my fifth World Cup. I don’t know what will happen after the World Cup, but as I said before, and I will say it again, the fans will always be in my heart and I hope they will be there for me. by my side, even if I return, or if I don’t return”.

“My motivation is not the same as a few months ago. I’m not saying I need a new challenge, we’ll see. My focus is on the World Cup. It’s probably good for United and me to have a new challenge. But if I come back, I hope that people let me shine as I have done in other clubs in recent years”, he added.

Ronaldo was not even on the substitute bench in the friendly match this Thursday, in which Portugal thrashed Nigeria 4-0 in Lisbon, but these days he will join the group in Doha for the start of the World Cup.

Finally, he spoke about Messi again and said: “He’s an incredible player. Magical. Top. As a person, we shared the stage for 16 years. Imagine 16 years. So, I have a great relationship with him. I’m not his friend, in terms of like a friend who was with you at your house or talking on the phone. No, but he’s like a teammate. He’s a guy I respect a lot because of the way he always talks about me.”