If you take a list of the best football players of all time in the world, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo will be in the lead. There are also many records that have been handed down before Cristiano, who started to make his mark in world football since the early 2000s. Cristiano, who has won almost all the titles in club football and at national level, has only missed the World Cup. The thirty-seven-year-old player had one last chance in Qatar but he had to give up his dream in the quarter of an hour. finals. By the 2026 World Cup, Ronaldo, who will be 41 years old, does not see any possibility of competing, so the name of the legend Cristiano Ronaldo will be written in the list of big stars who will have to retire without a world. title. The next World Cup is three and a half years away. But Ronaldo, who fell out with Manchester United, does not currently have a club to play for, disappointing football fans.
What happened to Ronaldo?
2022 will be a year that Cristiano Ronaldo wants to forget in his career. Last season, Ronaldo shocked everyone by returning to Manchester United, the club where he grew up, and showed a fight that goes beyond age. When United gave a disappointing performance in the Premier League, only thirty-six-year-old Ronaldo scored relatively well in the team. In the new season, when Erik ten Haag, who was the coach of the Dutch club Ajax, took over for United, things fell apart. Cristiano Ronaldo had no place in the Haag Ten plan. Frustrated at not getting a chance in the starting eleven, fans watched Cristiano leave the field before the end of time. In the end, in the biggest uproar the world of football has ever seen, Cristiano attacked the coach and management of Manchester United in an interview with Piers Morgan, and United immediately canceled his contract. With this, Ronaldo arrived at the Qatar World Cup without a club.
Qatar World Cup like a nightmare
Cristiano tied the boots in the first match of the Qatar World Cup with the record of being the player who plays the fifth World Cup in a row. Ronaldo, who scored a goal in the first game, has also set the record for scoring goals in five World Cups. The fact that the player has achieved form and the fact that the best players of recent times are his fellow players have given hope to the fans. But in the second game, the coach remembered the fading player. It was reported that Ronaldo was angry that the coach had called him back before the end of the match against South Korea in the final group game. After this, in the pre-quarter match against Switzerland, Portugal entered the field by benching Ronaldo. Twenty-one-year-old Santos, who replaced Ronaldo, seized the opportunity by scoring a hat-trick of goals. With that, coach Santos gave Ramos a chance by benching Ronaldo in the quarter-final against Morocco. But Portugal were destined to return after losing to the dark horses of the tournament, Morocco. Ronaldo, who entered the field in the second half of the game, performed well. Finally, the football world watched in despair as the legendary player left the field unable to shed tears after losing to Morocco by a one-sided goal.
Neither the Portugal coach Santos nor the management could give a clear answer to the question why Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off. “Cristiano is a great player. He was brought in at a time when the team needed him the most. There is no guilt in not playing full time,’ – the words of coach Santos. Cristiano Ronaldo is the biggest star in Portuguese football history. The player who made his team a big place in the world of football, where Brazil, Argentina and France were loved. With 118 goals in 196 appearances for Portugal, Cristiano holds the record for the highest goalscorer for the national team.
Ronaldo’s future
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d’Or award for the best football player in the world five times. He has scored 819 goals and 234 assists in 1145 games for the club and the national team. Ronaldo, who has played for Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus, has won 30 titles in his career. The only thing Cristiano has failed to win is the World Cup, after winning the Eurocup with Portugal.
The reality is that Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been making his mark on world football for the last sixteen years with superstar Lionel Messi, does not currently have a club. Ronaldo, who is waiting for the call of the European teams in the next January transfer, wants to play in the Champions League once again. The teams Chelsea, Arsenal, PSG and Napoli have a small chance of acquiring Ronaldo. Considering the player’s age and income, it is unlikely that any of the top clubs will acquire Ronaldo. It is possible that Ronaldo will be forced to join the American league if he does not get a chance in Europe. Inter Miami, owned by England star David Beckham, has already expressed a willingness to bring Ronaldo to the team.
If miracles happen, we will see the legend play in Saudi Arabia someday. There were reports that Saudi club Al Nasser had offered Ronaldo a golden price. But all these reports were denied by Ronaldo and Al Nasser club officials.
