Portugal needed a point to mathematically secure their place in the quarterfinals of the Uefa Nations League and achieved it after defeating 5-1 Poland, in Porto.
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“Cristiano Ronaldo scored a double (72 from a penalty and 87), in a win that was completed by the goals of Rafael Leao (59), Bruno Fernandes (80) and Neto (83),” said the AFP agency.
Cristiano Ronaldo spoke openly about his retirement from football: is it close?
“Dominik Marczuk He scored the goal for Poland in the 89th minute. For CR7 it was a special goal as it made him the oldest man (38 years and 284 days) to score for Portugal, beating Pepe by just one day, who had the previous record from Qatar World Cup 2022”he added.
Ronaldo took advantage of being with the national team to talk about his next goals and his retirement from active football.
“I’ll be honest, and I was to blame for this: in life, in some things, in football, on a personal level, now I approach my life by living in the moment, and I think that’s the most important thing. We don’t have to think long term, I can’t think long term anymore,” he said.
And he added: “That’s all: live in the moment, enjoy the moment. What I am qualified to do now, I will do. “I said publicly that I wanted to score a thousand goals, it seems that now I only want to score a thousand goals.”
“The 1,000 goals don’t matter to me at all, I don’t think about it. My retirement… will happen in a year or two years. It’s about enjoying the moment and football. You have to go to training and the game motivated, when I don’t feel that way I’m going to take a step forward and say that it’s not enough for me anymore. In a few months I’m going to turn 40, I’m taking it easy and enjoying it. I especially enjoy the national team, which is where I like to play the most,” he said.
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