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Cristiano Ronaldo Hints at Retirement After Scoring for Al-Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest footballers in history, has suggested that his retirement may be near following his latest goal for Al-Nassr.
The 39-year-old Portuguese legend, who has scored 904 career goals and won five Ballon d’Ors, revealed after Al-Nassr’s 2-1 victory over Al-Rayyan that he’s focused on enjoying his remaining time on the pitch.
“I know I don’t have much time left on the field, so I’m just enjoying playing football and helping my team,” Ronaldo said. He dedicated his goal, celebrated by pointing to the sky, to his late father, who passed away in 2005.
Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has opened up about a difficult period in his career, revealing that he almost stepped away from football.
Speaking during a recent interview, Bassey shared that he once made a personal promise to himself to quit pursuing football professionally if he failed to secure a spot at a professional club.
“I remember being 15 and going into my final year, and I told myself that if I didn’t get into a professional club, I would quit football. It was that simple,” he said.
“I would just stop pursuing it seriously and only play for fun. Thank God I eventually got a club, because I honestly don’t know where I would be otherwise.”
It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) fined Egypt $5,000 following their clash with Zimbabwe for failing to manage post-match media obligations.
It was noted that after the match, the Egyptian players ignored the media. This action was said to be a violation of CAF’s media regulations, which led to the fine being imposed.
Head of the Super Eagles, Eric Chelle, shared that the big-name players on the team are not happy about being benched.
He recalled when he took out Samuel Chukwueze during the match against Tanzania.
“Yes, of course, we’ve in this team a lot of big names. They are competitors; they aren’t happy when they go to the bench,” Chelle said at his post-match interview.”
“My job is to make choices, and we’re playing a 4-4-2 diamond, and at this moment I feel we have to protect the wing.”
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