Three tiered cake. All done in the colors of Al Nasr’s jersey. On the second floor is a snapshot of Cristiano Ronaldo’s career. The same on the third floor. The young Ronaldo of Sporting Lisbon, the youth of Manchester United, the mature of Real Madrid and Juventus and the ‘old’ Ronaldo of Al Nasr.
A miniature sculpture of Ronaldo’s bicycle kick has been created with masterful skill. Wearing Al Nasr’s jersey.
Most of his contemporaries have hung up their boots and gone into coaching earlier. Or have settled down in life to do something else. Ronaldo is not only playing in the top league of a country there, he is really dominating. He is the top scorer in the Saudi Pro League this season. He has scored 23 goals in 25 matches this season. If this is the performance of someone over forty, then why shouldn’t the team have hope!
The 2026 World Cup? It’s pretty clear now that he wants to be there. Lionel Messi’s issue must also be kept in mind. Why would Ronaldo sit out if his arch-rival decides to play in next year’s World Cup? He said in an interview a few days ago, ‘I have such a competitive mentality that sometimes I forget my own achievements.’Ronaldo is a perfect example of the word we hear called ‘fitness freak’. He makes no less sacrifices for it. The legend himself told Canal 11, “‘Many of my friends say, “Your life is nothing.” That’s true. But it’s my choice. I don’t know, maybe in the next two or three years it will all be over. I can’t say for sure.’ Three years? That means the desire to play in the 2026 World Cup is clear. So if you extend it by two more years after three, it is possible to retire by playing the World Cup on home soil! Is that possible for Ronaldo? Even at this age, if you listen to his daily routine to keep his body in shape, you can certainly say that Ronaldo’s job is to make the impossible possible!
All workers in the world need at least one day off a week. This holiday is actually the fuel to sweat the remaining six days of the week. But whether the season is going on or not, there is no such thing as a weekend off in Ronaldo’s physical training. He spends four hours in the gym five days a week. There is a term called ‘High-Intensity Interval Training’ (HIIT) in fitness practice. It means exercising intensely with a little break – Ronaldo has been doing exactly this for years. He sprints and cycles every day. His partner in sprinting and jogging is his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. Sometimes he even gets his eldest son by his side.
According to Portuguese weekly Expresso, Ronaldo has doubled the number of companies he owns through his CR7 SA company in the last two years. According to the media, Ronaldo has shares in 21 businesses. And there is an explanation for the doubling of the number of companies he owns in two years. He knows he has to retire. Before he goes, he has to take as much as possible from football, both on and off the field, which is something that no one else can do like him!