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[Kwabena Boat 🇬🇭 @kwabenaboatman]

Unlike most people, I’m not going to be revisionist about Cristiano Ronaldo’s career.

Up until around 33–34, before he fully transitioned into a more traditional Center Forward, there wasn’t a player in world football who combined speed, dribbling, finishing, and complete dominance across all areas of the final third the way he did. Left, right, centrally, in transition or against set defenses, Ronaldo had both the tools and the effectiveness.

And for me, a career up to 34 playing at that level is more than enough of a sample size to define a player at their truest level.

For context, Ronaldinho was largely done by 30. Marco van Basten by 28. Diego Maradona declined in his mid-30s. Johan Cruyff in his late 30s. Di Asa Ronaldo was done by 34.

So the fact that Ronaldo not only sustained elite output up to that point, but then reinvented his entire game and continued dominating with a completely different approach after 34 is something we’ve never really seen before.

For me, that combination of peak completeness and post-peak adaptation is enough to call him the GOAT. Forever.

[B @utdbrxy]

bro pls

[BJJotter @JiujitsuOtter]

The most violence you’ll ever see is when a white belt rolls with a slightly newer white belt

[kyle @knicks_tape99]

Demon home

[Wild content @Nocapmedia]

Ain’t no way

[AB⚕ @AbsoluteBruno]

Can’t even lie bro once Bruno touches a pl title, Zidane, xavi and iniesta will unfortunately have to come outside

[. @Erwin6_]

Glazers providing cash

[NFL @NFL]

SIUUUUUUUUU

[Lyés @LyesBouzidi10]

BACK 2 BACK LIKE IM JORDAN 96 97 WOAHHHHHHHHH

[Perc 𒉭 @PercThaGoat]

Fat niggas could fly off a motorcycle into a pit of snakes surrounded by lava And guarantee they gunna fix their shirt before anything else

[Sekas @Sekasfn]

Game's gone

[Dzner™️ @DznerV3]

This is Pogba’s level, glad everyone is aware now👍

[Gaz @CantonaManc]

9 wins in 33 games but at least the earphones match the fit 😮‍💨

[⚡ @UTDCJ_]

“rashford doesn’t see the game my way” might be the best compliment marcus has ever received

[☈ッ @TheFergusonWay]

Players looking at the touchline to see this you know...

[TopCee @UtdTopCee]

4-3-3 coaches waiting for Amorim sacking

[JP💰 @Awakenjp]

This was really one of them ones

[🫵🏽 @idoxvi]

When Ronaldo gets his 999th goal and is going for the 1000th we're going to see some of the most egregious shot attempts in history😭😭😭😭

[💎 @TJayyyy_1]

I'm seeing De Gea disrespect in the QTs uno. He had elite forwards on ropes man, you just weren't outside.