Paul Roger, Media365: Published on Monday, July 8, 2024 at 3:51 p.m.
If Cristiano Ronaldo (39 years old), despite his disappointment in the European Championship with Portugal, does not seem to want to retire, it is because he wants to play in the same team with his son, like LeBron James, the American basketball star.
A great first. For the first time in his long and rich career, Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to score a goal in a major tournament. The Euros were knocked out by the Portuguese in the quarter-finals against the Blues last Friday (0-0, 3-5 tab). While he had already played 120 minutes four days earlier in the round of 16 against Slovenia (0-0, 3-0 tab), missing a penalty in extra time, before succeeding, as against the Habs, in his attempt during the penalty shootout. , “CR7” missed everything or almost everything, and really looked 39 years old. And if Pepe, who was crying like his old friend after the elimination against France, suggested more or less that he might end his international career, this does not seem to be the case for Ronaldo. And for good reason…
“his real motives”
According to the former Romanian international Adrian Mutu, who visited the Portuguese in Saudi Arabia, at his club Al-Nasr, last May, Ronaldo wants to play in the same team with his son Cristiano Jr., who is now 14 years old. “That's his real motivation. The fact that he wants to play an official match with his son. That's why he doesn't stop. And in Al-Nasr, it's possible. If he was in another team like Real Madrid, it would be like that. “It's difficult to play two halves together in one season, I don't think it's impossible,” Mutu concluded, in an interview with iAM SPORT. The dream of many parents, which LeBron James will fulfill. The American basketball player, the NBA star, who is also 39 years old, will play next year alongside his son Bronny (19 years old) with the Lakers, after the California team selected the player who played at the University of Southern California during the last training session at the 55th place in the last draft.
