Ronaldo dismisses retirement and sets sight on 1,000-goal milestone
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested he won’t be considering retirement anytime soon as he sets his eyes on an ambition to score 1,000 goals.
Speaking at the Portugal Football Globes Gala, the 40-year-old football star said even though his family told him “it’s time to quit”, he is determined to stay in the game and “enjoy it to the fullest”.
“I am certain that when I finish, I’m going to feel fulfilled because I gave everything I had until I couldn’t give anymore.”
Ronaldo has scored 946 official goals in his career and was recently named the sport’s first billionaire player.
As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index Ronaldo’s net worth is $1.4bn, placing him among a rare group of athletes including basketball legend
Michael Jordan, golfer Tiger Woods and tennis player Roger Federer.
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