Portugal captain, Cristiano Ronaldo, has stated that he wants to play for A Selecao (the selection) beyond the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup will begin on November 20 and the final will be played on December 18.
Ronaldo was given the Portuguese national team best scorer award at the 2022 Gala Quinas de Ouro in Portugal on Tuesday, September 20.
After receiving the award, the Manchester United forward vowed to maintain his longevity in the game
“It has been a long road, but I will like to take the opportunity to say that my road is not over yet,” said 37-year-old Ronaldo.
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“I feel motivated, my ambition is high. I am in the selection with a I.Klot of young players and I want to be part of this World Cup and the 2024 Euros as well, I assume now.”
Ronaldo has scored 117 goals in 189 games for Portugal.
He has scored one goal in eight games for Manchester United in all competitions is far this season.
Portugal’s best performance at the FIFA World Cup was at England 1966 edition where they won the bronze medal, after defeating the Soviet Union 2-1 in the third-place playoff at Wembley Stadium on July 28.
Portugal are in Group H at the 2022 FIFA World Cup alongside Ghana, Uruguay and South Korea.
By Toju Sote
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Here is RONALDO talking of PLAYING beyond 2023 and WE all know the PACE and DAZZLING SKILLS has LEFT HIM (lets be FRANK with ourselves)But for MUSA issue UNA go dey shout RETIRE RETIRE you are BLOCKING the YOUNG PLAYERS chance.
So RONALDO no dey BLOCK anyone chance abi?
You see why EXPERIENCE is KEY? HE will serve as a SOURCE of INSPIRATION and MOTIVATION to the YOUNGER ONES
I think clout is like a drug for you…. Compare what 37 year-old Ronaldo is playing and compare what “29-year-old” Musa is playing I mean compare them at all levels…Age, club, league, and contribution in the national team…. The fact is that if truly Musa is declining at 29 when most players are in their peak…. Then something is wrong somewhere lol…. I’m sure most people are not telling him to retire cuz of his age but his productivity in the last 2 years has been unnoticeable. Do you think if we had a high performing 37 year old like Ronaldo or 35 year old Giroud people will tell them to retire? of course not but Musa has not been performing like he used to both at club and national team.
This 37 year old Ronaldo will still bench some of our wingers…. Yes, I said it. Ighalo who you clamored for was sent out after a 6-month loan at 32. The fact is that Musa should just hang his boots honorably. Okocha did it, Aiyegbeni, Martins, Kanu….they all did it honorably but he wants to keep extending his capping record till he is disgraced, I guess.
@Footballfanatic please don’t waste further time engaging with this clout Chasing distabilising Ghana man forming Nigerian @MONKEY POST. He is an agent of destruction sent by the GFA to come to Nigerian Platform and promote negative narratives and over hype mediocre players so ghana will always be ahead of us because sorry to say Most Nigerians are clueless of what it takes to excel in today Modern football game. you need not waste further energy on that Monkey!.
LMFAO!
Make UNA dey there dey DECEIVE UNA self with all those BASELESS,UNFOUNDED, UNSCIENTIFICALLY, UNPROVEN SAYINGS…
Na so last YEAR one say an INJURED ZLATAN (@39 then) is better than IGHALO..
LMFAO…
And I begin to WONDER INJURED? Do the PERSON know what is INJURY atall or HE is just doing it out of HATE…
And what is the PRODUCTIVITY of RONALDO since the past one YEAR or since HE left JUVENTUS?
It has INCREASED abi?
OGA it has DROPPED DRASTICALLY!
Stop LYING to yourself…
Truth be told MANCHESTER UNITED and PORTUGAL are mostly HAPPY FIELDING RONALDO because of the NAME, MARKET VALUE ( JESSEY SALES,TICKET SALES etc), EXPERIENCE, INSPIRATION and MOTIVATION HE brings nothing more…
You no see how CLUBS and COACHES dey turn am down when HE wanted out of MAN U? Because He don’t just gat it like before…
@MONKEY MUGU/MUMU CR7 at 37 scored 27 Goals for Manchester United last season 27 goals second highest goal scorer in EPL last season the toughest leage in the world. abi you nor dey watch ball???????????????
What has your Musa done in 5 years infact how many goals has Musa scored in 5 years for his club football i don’t think it is even as high as Ronaldo’s lowest goal scoring season in Man U
Mumu Ghana Man @MONKEY POST goa and buy some sense you really needs it.
P.s ronaldo was the highest goal scorer in Seria A for his 4 or 3 seasons there outscoring the likes of dybala, Ciro Imobile and co even Lukaku when Lukaku had his best years in inter.
Monkey Post Mumu Ghana Man
@MONKEY MUGU/ MUMU Ronaldo at 37 scored 27 goals last season at Man Utd the toughest league in the world second highest goal scorer in EPL behind Joint Salah and SON the toughest league in the world according to most pundits.
I dont even think in Musa last 5 years in club football he has amounted up that many 27 goals CR7 scored in his twilight in Man U last season Cr7is the highest ever goal scorer for Club and Country outscoring Messi. CR7 has about 119 goals in international ball more goals than Musa has international caps.
CR7 past his prime outscored formidable players like Ciro Imobili and Dybala as well as Osimhen in his 4 seasons in Italy as well as Lukaku when Lukaku had arguably his best club run in Inter before Chelsea and Still ouscored Lukaku in Epl last season..
Monkey Ghana man go and Buy sense because clearly you were not blessed with it. Anumanu
LMFAO!!
You are always THINKING like a 70years WOMAN on a G-STRINGS..
LMFAO!!
are you talking about PENALDO aka MR TAP INS… That over HALF of HIS GOALS since HE left REAL MADRID for JUVENTUS till now came from PENALTY and over HALF from TAP INS… even from his last few years in MADRID before HE left for JUVENTUS OGA SMARTLY CONVERTED himself to a NATURAL NO 9 and will always be waiting in the BOX WAILING and SHOUTING for PASS.. is it that RONALDO you are COMPARING to all these MODERN DAY FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYERS?
PELE you have been FOOLED by RONALDO and it is now I know you don’t know anything about FOOTBALL
@MONKEY POST yes oo Penaldo bros
Lol!!
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx6nF2cSDV73HdsQO7KJt48GkLXZTD1mvw
Indeed you are right in calling him Penaldo.. he is far better than can ever dream of and to be honest we can’t mention any of our current stars as being as even close or near to the prime of the GOAT CR7
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxjyiqsZKIfPrYhrpyDZeRWdrVinNeOvft
https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxjyiqsZKIfPrYhrpyDZeRWdrVinNeOvft
@MONKEY POST oya show me Musa greatest highlight.. mumu… Did did well at some point do not get me wrong but imagine Naija with a player as good as CR7 or CR7 was frm NAIJA with Osimhen we for don carry world cup be dat na. .
The guy is incredibly fit for his age. Speaks to his discipline and professionalism.
Still capable at the age of 37. I won’t be surprised if he carries on playing up to age 40 and even beyond.
@UGO IWUNZE FOOL!No be only 27 GOALS last SEASON..HE SCORED 5O GOALS… LMFAO!! RONALDO that MANAGED in SCORING 14 GOALS last SEASON for MAN U.LMFAO. you must have counted the ones he scored in training. Fool..
PENALDO @ 37 with just 1 GOAL (PENALTY) is also probably better that HAALAND @ 22 with 11 GOALS so far..
Make una dey there dey DECEIVE una self like I say with all those BASELESS UNFOUNDED UNSCIENTIFICALLY UNPROVEN SAYINGS…
LMFAO…
@UGO IWUNZE you are truy an AREA BOY..
Keep CHANGING I.D UPNDAN…
Very soon you will change to ARIEL DETERGENT…
LMFAO!!!
You still haven’t said the special thing that Musa has done in the last 2 years that warrants his continued invitation, but you keep digressing to “scientifically unproven bs” about Ronaldo…. Ronaldo is 37 Musa is 29 what has Musa achieved in the last 3 years? sivasspor saved his ass he would have been clubless again…. Wait till they see his productivity level compared with his age lol. The real scientifically unproven fact is that Musa is 29. I don’t like calling people out based on age but you forced me to with the bs u keep saying.
And what SPECIAL THING has the SUPER EAGLES ACHIEVE in the LAST 2 YEARS or since the SACK of GENERAL ROAH that you want HIM to achieveHEAVEN and EARTH?
And why didn’t you tell RONALDO to go and PLAY for SMALL TEAMS like SIVASSPOR and MUSA go for TEAMS like MADRID, JUVENTUS, MAN U and at that said 2 years lets come and talk about their ACHIEVEMENT?
A TREE like they say can’t make a FOREST
“And why didn’t you tell RONALDO to go and PLAY for SMALL TEAMS like SIVASSPOR and MUSA go for TEAMS like MADRID, JUVENTUS, MAN U and at that said 2 years lets come and talk about their ACHIEVEMENT?” Dafuq are you saying? Ronaldo doesn’t have anything to prove anymore…..Musa didn’t even win African footballer of the year in his active period lol
Ronaldo has been a word class player since his debut in MANCHESTER UNITED IN 2003 till now even tho age is taking its toll on n him. He will still be in demand at reputable clubs than Musa will ever be lol….Mind you Musa was “10 years old when Ronaldo made his man u debut” guess who is at man UTD at 37 and guess who is going from Saudi Arabian to turkey at 29. Even the national team coaches can’t start him hence the excuse if he serves as motivation/Inspiration but those bs has not propelled us to anywhere in the last 2 years. Players peak btw 28-32 but Musa seemed to have peeked at 25 or so lol very absurd.
“Musa didn’t even win African footballer of the year in his active period”
LMFAO!
You see why I say some of you don’t know how this things work..
OKOCHA never won the INDIVIDUAL PRIZE (AFRICAN BEST) but yet it couldn’t stop RONADINHO that WON all the AWARDS you can think of both INDIVIDUALLY and COLLECTIVELY for COUNTRY and CLUB in seeing the GREATNESS in HIM…
OGA if you are GREAT you are GREAT.
All those sh*t you are mentioning don’t mean nothing
MUSA is GREAT..
Unaguably The GREATEST SUPER EAGLES NO 7 in HISTORY.
And HE will be going to AFCON 2023 in IVORY COAST whether you HATERS like it or not..
Only GOD and INJURY can stop him
“Unaguably The GREATEST SUPER EAGLES NO 7 in HISTORY” nah buddy you’re insane…….Where will you put Finidi George or Tijani babangida. E be like sey u dey smoke gbana…I’m done doing this back and forth with you. You have shown your football illiteracy enough.
AHMED MUSA
NO of CAPS:107(MOST CAPPED SE PLAYER of all time
NO of GOALS:16 ( 8th in the SUPER EAGLES HIGHEST GOAL SCORERS of all TIME)
MUSA-The FIRST NIGERIAN to SCORE MORE than ONCE in a FIFA WORLD CUP MATCH (after SCORING TWICE against ARGENTINA in the 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP)
MUSA-The FIRST NIGERIA to SCORE in TWO FIFA WORLD CUP COMPETITIONS, after SCORING TWICE against ICELAND in the GROUP STAGE of the 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP.
MUSA-WINNER AFRICAN CUP of NATIONS
FINIDI GEORGE
NO of CAPS: 16
NO of GOALS: 6
Also an AFCON WINNER
And please lets Refrain from using fowl language on each other.
Lets keep it simple…
Thanks….
Oopss sorry
AHMED MUSA is 7th on the log in the SE HIGHEST GOAL SCORERS of all time CHART tie with the LEGENDARY SIASIA and IGHALO..
Monkey Post, you have to calm down with this your blind support for Ahmed Musa. Musa has served his fatherland for almost 12 years. We all know how our Nigerian players reduces their age with about 7 to 15 years difference which Ahmed Musa is not an exception.
If we should even add about 10 years to Musa’s current age, that will make him 39 years of age. Can’t you see he has paid his dues and it’s time for him to go?
And what is WRONG if HE still wants to continue serving HIS FATHERLAND?
You GUYS should PLEASE CUT HIM SOME SLACK till after the AFCON in IVORY COAST
We should continue to see him play rubbish because of his selfish caps accumulation. No way, it’s time for him to leave the scene for the younger ones to step up. What can he bring to the current Super Eagles? The answer is a big nothing. Does he wants to become a cripple before he hangs his soccer boot or na winch he dey perform with he presence for the team?
Abeg, bros, he don reach for you to keep quiet for this Aboki matter. Wetin self, abi u be he demonic agent?
lmaooooo
We should continue to see him play rubbish because of his selfish caps accumulation. No way, it’s time for him to leave the scene for the younger ones to step up. What can he bring to the current Super Eagles? The answer is a big nothing. Does he wants to become a cripple before he hangs his soccer boot or na winch he dey perform with he presence for the team?
Abeg, bros, he don reach for you to keep quiet for this Aboki matter. Wetin self, abi u be he demonic agent?
LMFAO!
YOUNGER ONES with no EXPERIENCE that couldn’t get us pass the R16 and get us through against GHANA…
LMFAO….