‘Football dreams & business empire’ – Ronaldo’s relentless drive at 40

Cristiano Ronaldo would occasionally write a message to Jose Carlos Noronha, the head of the Portuguese national team.

Any chance you could suggest a scientific article for me to read, please, Doctor? Ronaldo frequently inquired.

The Madeira-born superstar has already admitted “enjoying studying” and “being fascinated by the longevity field”, so that didn’t really come as a surprise to Noronha, who has known the forward since his first Manchester United spell.

The doctor, who is so highly rated back home that Jose Mourinho called him “The Very Special one”, once described Ronaldo as “very inquisitive”.

He would like to know if he could find any fresh articles on nutrition or other related subjects, according to Noronha. He consistently maintains the highest levels of physical and mental fitness. He’s a true example”.

Ronaldo is working to demonstrate that life begins at 40 as he observes his birthday on Wednesday.

He still doesn’t lack any confidence either.

“I think I’m the most complete player to have existed”, he said on Spanish TV on Monday. “In my opinion, I think it’s me. I do everything well in football.

” One thing is taste – if you like Messi, Pele, Maradona, I understand that and I respect that – but saying Ronaldo isn’t complete… I’m the most complete. I haven’t seen anybody better than me, and I say it from the heart. “

He hasn’t always been so preoccupied with trying to extend his career as long as possible.

When the number seven made his international debut for Portugal in a friendly against Kazakhstan in 2003, his former team-mate Costinha recalls a conversation they had.

” He told me, ‘ Costa, I’m going to play until the age of 30 and then I’ll do something different. ‘ “

He did not only fail to fulfill that promise, but he did, in fact, score more goals in his 30s (460) than he did in his 20s (440).

That’s absolutely not normal, but then there has never been anything normal about Ronaldo.

As he approaches his 40s and doesn’t appear to be retiring anytime soon, the Al-Nassr man hopes to push his limits even further.

He still has a lot to accomplish despite the growing criticism from fans and facing his own mortality in the game for the first time in his mind.

What features of him still tick include:

When it comes to Ronaldo, his compatriots have learned that, as he usually says”, there are no impossibilities”.

Ronaldo had no idea what he would achieve with everything, but the mindset persisted.

” I remember us being ready to step on to the pitch to face Manchester United]in the 2003 friendly at Alvalade], with both teams lined up side by side – United with big names like]Ryan] Giggs, Paul Scholes, and]Ruud] Van Nistelrooy, “Joao Aroso, who was Sporting fitness coach back then, told BBC Sport.

” And you’d expect Cristiano, an 18-year-old at the time, to look at them, at such famous players. However, when I looked at Cristiano, I could tell that he was completely focused on the game and undistracted from it.

“That says a lot about his personality”.

Ronaldo would go from there to United, then to Real Madrid and finally to Juventus, winning five Ballons d’Or and becoming arguably Portugal’s greatest-ever player along the way.

Mick Clegg, a former Manchester United performance coach, told BBC Radio 5 Live’s Football Daily: “I have looked at a lot of great people since working with Ronaldo, and I believe Cristiano Ronaldo belongs in the league of Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Nikola Tesler, and Stephen Hawking. And what are they? He is a genius, just like everyone else.

When he first joined United, he declared, “I am going to be the best player in the world,” and it was quite startling. He is unique.

His intention was to get the most out of those who would guide him and challenge him. His main goal is to create great things.

“Cronino is made solely of bone and blood.” Is it possible that he has more fans? I had no idea what he had in mind, but someone else was so far away.

Ronaldo has participated in more than 30% of the national team’s games. He’s, perhaps more importantly, altered how people perceive a team, one that has always been known for having a past-specific inferiority complex.

Cristiano is unique, according to Aroso, who previously served as a Portuguese assistant coach and is currently the South Korea national team assistant head coach.

With his unwavering desire to break records and the age at which he continues to play, “He’s defined a style in every way.” Just as Maradona was unique, as Pele was unique, as]Lionel] Messi is unique, Cristiano is too, for his own reasons.

“What I want to highlight is that for Portugal, having a player like Cristiano is extremely important. Aside from football, our tiny nation rarely has a global impact.

Because of Cristiano and all the positive things he stands for, he allows our small nation to be recognized as a global force for something great.

As long as Portugal, who won the Euro 2016 and is qualified, there is no denying that he will play in the 2026 World Cup. The real question is whether he will be able to attend 2030, the country’s co-hosting it.

Ronaldo has yet to make an announcement regarding his decision despite a reportedly lucrative offer to renew his Al-Nassr contract, which would make him a co-owner of the Saudi team.

The Portuguese legend will consider this when making a decision because he wants to be able to compete for trophies in his final years of career, having only won one piece of silverware since moving to the Middle East in December of this year, the Arab Champions Cup in 2023.

He’s already planning his future, though it’s still unclear where he’ll play after June.

” I’m still very young, I have so many plans and dreams ahead, but mark my words – I’ll be the owner of a big club, for sure, “Ronaldo promised during the Globe Soccer Awards ceremony.

The long-running rape allegation case, which Ronaldo has always rejected and the court has dismissed, is now several years behind him.

He has been building a business empire with ventures in a wide range of industries – including TV channels, hotels, hair transplant clinics, racquet sport padel, and underwear.

According to Expresso, a leading weekly Portuguese newspaper, he has more than doubled the number of organizations in which he holds a majority share through his company, CR7 SA, over the last two years. In total, he has stakes in 21 different enterprises.

” As you all know, I have investments in various sectors, and what I want most is to keep moving forward, “he said.

Ronaldo’s older brother Hugo Aveiro and former Sporting teammate Miguel Paixao are his right-hand men who run his businesses, and his YouTube channel has the quickest ever number of subscribers to reach one million.