Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo just turned 36 years on 5th February.
In 1997, he went for a 3 days trial with Sporting CP. He then joined the Sporting CP youth academy. But one year later he was diagnosed with racing heart disease, a condition that could have forced him to give up playing football. He was forced to undergo heart surgery. He had a great determination to be back in the field, and he did that quite efficiently. He defied all the odds as he still now continuing in top form.
Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the best player in history. He has won the Ballon d’Or 5 times in his career. He won the FIFA Best Player Award two times as well. He was part of FIFA FIFPro World XI for a record 14 times.
Usually, a player slows down as he reaches the higher side of 30. But Cristiano Ronaldo is not any ordinary player. As he is ageing, he is becoming more lethal in front of goals. He has now scored 300 goals after turning 30 years, which is quite incredible.
The more stunning stat is that Cristiano Ronaldo scored 463 goals in 718 games before turning 30. Since turning 30, he has now scored 300 goals in just 326 games.
The Portuguese captain has won all the trophies on offer both on individual, club and country level except the FIFA World Cup. The 2022 Qatar World Cup would most probably be his last shot at winning the most coveted trophy.
This time Portugal has many world-class talents in their team other than Ronaldo. They have Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Jota and Joao Felix among many others. Cristiano Ronaldo has a very realistic chance of ending his international career with a World Cup win as he himself is in a great run of form.
Cristiano Ronaldo is ageing just like old wine.
