Cristiano Ronaldo Comments On Retirement Rumours

Having already said Argentina’s defeat against Croatia was everybody else’s problem, not Messi’s, it’s quickly got to the stage that Sampaoli is talking about his star man with more reverence than Real Madrid coaches are forced to talk about Cristiano Ronaldo.

This can come in handy especially with talks that the dressing room was in disarray for Argentina during the World Cup as there was a rift between the players and the coach.

However Ronaldo, who will be 37 by the time of the next World Cup, would not be drawn on whether he planned to extend his worldwide career. Check out the brand new daily JOE World Cup Minipod hosted by Dion Fanning and Paddy McKenna featuring Spanish self-parody, Kylian who? and how Gareth Southgate’s waistcoast can help England win the cup.

With the exits of the pair, both five-time world players of the year, confirmed on the same day, the stage is clear for a handful of young, hungry pretenders to seize the spotlight.

They will be crushed by that.

‘It’s his decision. As a teammate, I hope so because he helps us so much.

This has been a thrilling World Cup so far, featuring drama and quality and gripping storylines on a daily basis.

Despite his superb form for Barcelona last season, Lionel Messi only scored one goal at the 2018 World Cup in Russian Federation which was against the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

You can take just today as an example.

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi would reportedly like to see N’Golo Kante move to the Nou Camp this summer.

Midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur said that Cavani “is doing very well, happy about advancing”.

Anything can happen in a knockout match, and though Portugal performed well against the Uruguayans and could have emerged winners, Ronaldo was in sporting mood: “I’d like to congratulate Uruguay, who scored twice, but I’d also like to praise Portugal for what they did”.

Now, at the age of 31, Messi has got to be thinking about calling it quits from the worldwide scene. We have a team of players who are ambitious.

“I am sure that Portugal will continue to be one of the best teams in the world”. And now, there is every chance that this World Cup might see someone catapult to that rung of greatness to which Messi and Ronaldo don’t belong.

And so the show must go on, with or without its supposed headline acts.

France knocked La Albiceleste out of the tournament on Saturday with a 4-3 win that sends them into the quarter-finals where they will face Uruguay. Ronaldo’s free-kick against Spain was unforgettable, and Messi’s two touches and finish against Nigeria from another planet.