The Portugal forward discussed his next steps in an interview in his home country.
Most soccer fans understand that Portugal and Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo is nearing the finish line—he will be 40 on Feb. 5, after all.
However, in an interview with Portugal's News Now, Ronaldo opened up more specifically about what his next phase will look like after one of soccer's most decorated careers. “When I leave the national team, I won’t tell anyone in advance and it will be a very spontaneous decision on my part, but also a very well thought-out one," Ronaldo. "Right now what I want is to be able to help the national team in their upcoming matches."Additionally, the Madeira native addressed whether he wanted to follow past soccer legends into management—and he is decidedly against the idea.
“At the moment, I’m not thinking about being a coach of the first team or any team,” he said. “It doesn’t even cross my mind, I’ve never thought about it. I don’t see my future going through that. I see myself doing other things outside of football, but only God knows what the future holds.”Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest.
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