da marjack bet： Bruno Fernandes admits it is “unlikely” that there will ever be another Cristiano Ronaldo, with Portugal looking to enjoy him while they can.
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All-time great still going strongInspires those around himWill have to retire at some stageWHAT HAPPENED?
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner continues to provide inspiration for his fellow countrymen and millions of football fans around the world. He is now 38 years of age, but is showing no sign of slowing down and is expected to play on into his 40s.
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That will give Fernandes more opportunities to work alongside the all-time great, with the Manchester United playmaker fully aware of the fortunate position that he finds himself in. The Red Devils captain has said of his international team-mate: “Do I have the notion that I’m playing alongside a history maker? No, I don’t have a notion, I have the certainty! We’re all aware of it. We all understand the force and the impact that Ronaldo has, the force and the impact that Ronaldo has had on the future of many of us Portuguese players, the opportunities that he’s created for the future generations of players, the way others began to look at Portugal.
"They already had started looking at us with more respect, but everything that Ronaldo achieved abroad meant our name was more feared, and obviously we are grateful to have lived in this era, because it was a privilege for us to watch Cristiano play and at the same time I had the chance to play alongside him, like all my other team-mates.”
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Quizzed on whether the world will ever see another CR7, Fernandes tried to answer that impossible question by saying: “I hope another Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo appears but I think it’s unlikely and it’s up to us, all the Portuguese, to enjoy him and enjoy what he can still give us, regardless of the fact they often say: ‘ah, he’s not what he used to be’. All players as the years go by have to adapt, have to be different, but Cristiano, although different and always adapting, continues to do that which he does best – which is score goals.”
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Ronaldo has become the first player in men’s international football to pass 200 caps and took his record-breaking goal tally for Portugal to 125 when firing them to Euro 2024 qualification. It has been suggested that he will look to extend his remarkable career through to the 2026 World Cup finals in the United States, Canada and Mexico.