🚨 Ronaldinho on why Cristiano Ronaldo’s performances at 40 surpass what Lionel Messi is doing at 39:
🗣️ “First of all, I have enormous respect for Lionel Messi. What he is doing at 39 years old is incredible and deserves recognition.”
“But if we’re talking purely about age and what a player is still producing physically, then I think what Cristiano Ronaldo is doing at 40 is even more remarkable.”
“One year might not sound like a lot to fans, but in professional football it can feel like five years. The older you get, the harder everything becomes.”
“At 40, Cristiano is still sprinting, pressing, scoring goals, leading his national team and deciding matches at the FIFA World Cup.”
“That is what amazes me. Most players at that age are retired, coaching, or watching football from the stands. Cristiano is still competing against players young enough to be his sons.”
“People see the goals, but I look at the movement, the intensity and the physical condition. It shouldn’t be possible to maintain those standards for so long.”
“Messi is having a fantastic tournament, but Cristiano doing this at 40 years old makes it unique.”
“The difference is that we have seen great players perform at 38 or 39 before. What Cristiano is doing at 40 is territory football has never really explored.”
“That is why I believe his performances right now deserve special appreciation.”
“When football history is written, people won’t just remember Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals. They’ll remember that he changed what everyone thought was possible for a footballer at his age.”
“At 40, he is still competing with the best players in the world. That alone is extraordinary.”
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🚨Pepe on the hatred directed towards Cristiano Ronaldo:
“It’s really hard to be Cristiano Ronaldo. If he makes even a small mistake, everyone criticizes him, but that’s part of being one of the greatest players. He knows how to deal with it because when he performs well, his fans praise him just as much.”
“If you have followed Cristiano throughout his career, you will know that many of his greatest performances came when people doubted him. He enjoys proving people wrong and turning criticism into motivation. If you want to see the best version of Cristiano Ronaldo, keep doubting him.”
“I’m shocked by some of the demands people place on a 41-year-old player because of what some 38-year-old players are doing today. We all know what Cristiano was doing at 38, and the difference was that whenever people questioned him, he responded almost immediately on the pitch.”
“Many of those who hate him today only do so because of what he has done to them and their clubs in the past. If I had played against him, I would probably hate him too!”
Vitinha on João Neves referring to Cristiano Ronaldo as "another player":
🗣️ “I couldn't believe what I heard, honestly. Cristiano Ronaldo is not ‘another player’. We are talking about the greatest player Portugal has ever produced and one of the greatest footballers in the history of the sport.”
“When those words reached the dressing room, there were a lot of surprised faces. Not because João is a bad kid, but because everyone understands what Cristiano means to this country and this team.”
“I told him immediately: ‘You need to apologize.’ Not because Cristiano demanded it, but because respect matters. There are certain players whose achievements deserve recognition.”
“This is a man who carried Portugal for almost two decades, broke every record imaginable, won trophies people said were impossible, and inspired an entire generation of Portuguese footballers.”
“You don't have to worship anyone, but calling Cristiano Ronaldo ‘another player’ is like calling the history of Portuguese football ‘just another story.’ It doesn't make sense.”
“The atmosphere became uncomfortable because everyone knew those comments would create headlines. The last thing we need is distractions when we're trying to win matches.”
“To his credit, João understood the mistake very quickly. Sometimes young players say things without thinking about how they sound outside the dressing room.”
“Cristiano didn't make a scene. He stayed calm. But when you've achieved everything he has achieved, respect should come naturally.”
“Whether people like it or not, Cristiano Ronaldo is not just another player. He is a symbol of Portuguese football. And everyone in that dressing room knows it.”
🚨 Rio Ferdinand on claims Cristiano Ronaldo isn’t a team player:
“They keep saying Cristiano Ronaldo is selfish and wants every goal for himself. Then Portugal score their second goal and Cristiano is the main reason it happens. Watch it again.
Portugal win a free-kick in a dangerous area. The perfect distance for Ronaldo. The goalkeeper is preparing for Ronaldo. The wall is preparing for Ronaldo. The defenders are preparing for Ronaldo. Even the fans in the stadium are preparing for Ronaldo.
Cristiano knows all of this. So what does he do? He invites Mendes over, gives him the signal and lets everybody keep looking at him. That’s the genius of it.
The Uzbekistan players weren’t worried about Mendes. They were worried about the man standing next to him. Ronaldo used his reputation as the distraction, Mendes used the space and Portugal got the goal.
The funny thing is that people will remember who scored. I also remember who created the panic. Because a selfish player takes that free-kick himself. Cristiano used the attention on himself to create a goal for his teammate.”
QUERIDOS COMPAÑEROS. NUESTRO AMIGO ORLANDO HA TENIDO UN PROBLEMA CON SU CUENTA, OS RUEGO QUE LE SIGÁIS
EN:
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SABÉIS QUE MERECE LA PENA NUESTRO AMIGO DE SAN FRANCISCO.
MUCHAS GRACIAS DE ANTEMANO.
🚨🎙️ RIO FERDINAND:
“They say Cristiano shouldn't play. Why? Because he messes up their formation. In fact, I'll go even further and say: if he hadn't played in the qualifiers, they wouldn't have qualified, because it was his goals that got them there.”
Esto es lo que me hace pensar que hay que evaluar el modelo Del Real Madrid;
Con el modelo actual, ¿seguiremos siendo competitivos dentro de 20 años frente a la apisonadora estadounidense?
Por completar la información, en los 17 años que se conocen de los pagos a Negreira, el @FCBarcelona ha desacreditado y puesto en duda su etapa “más gloriosa.”
La mentira afecta a 9 ligas (05-06-09-10-11-13-15-16-18), 6 Copas del Rey (09-12-15-16-17-18) y 7 Supercopas.
Además, no tuvo que haber participado en las Champions del 2006, 2009 y 2015 que ganó, y en tres Mundiales de Clubes y 4 Supercopas de Europa en esos años.
Su palmarés es pura trampa, la mayor mentira, una enorme vergüenza del fútbol mundial.
Es responsabilidad de la @UEFA que al menos se conozca.
🎙️ Luis Figo on the current situation in Portugal 🇵🇹:
“‘Cristiano Ronaldo is just another teammate’? That’s disrespectful.
Even when he was young, with all his talent, he never turned his back on the team. He’s always been humble and respectful to everyone around him.
What Portugal need right now is love and unity.
Roberto Martínez has a lot of work to do if this team doesn’t want to repeat what happened at the last World Cup.”
@MikaRM26 Cuando termine el mundial esperemos a ver si renueva o no, soy del partidario que él no se iría gratis del club que creyó en él, aún cuando sus actuaciones no eran las mejores, por lo pronto le deseamos todos los madridistas lo mejor en el mundial.
Sir Alex Ferguson on João Neves saying Cristiano Ronaldo is “just another player” in the Portugal team:
🗣️ “I understand what João Neves was trying to say, but when you're speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo, you have to choose your words very carefully.”
“There is a difference between saying everyone must contribute and saying Cristiano Ronaldo is just another player. Cristiano stopped being ‘just another player’ a very long time ago.”
“Young players today have grown up watching him break records, win trophies, and carry teams through the biggest moments. That kind of legacy deserves a different level of respect.”
“Of course everyone in the squad must work, defend, attack, and sacrifice for the team. Nobody is above that. Not even Cristiano himself would disagree with that.”
“But let's not rewrite history. Players come and go. Cristiano Ronaldo changed the history of Portugal and helped transform the standards of an entire generation.”
“When you walk into a dressing room with someone who has achieved what Cristiano has achieved, you don't treat him like an ordinary player. You learn from him.”
“I don't think João meant disrespect, but statements like that can easily be interpreted the wrong way because Cristiano Ronaldo is not a normal footballer. He is one of the greatest the game has ever seen.”
“And whether people like it or not, there are many players wearing a Portugal shirt today because Cristiano Ronaldo helped make Portuguese football bigger than it had ever been before.”
🌿 Se ha levantado todo el césped del Bernabéu…
👉🏻 Ah, y para los tontos de TwitterMadrid una demostración más de que el techo retráctil funciona a la perfección.
🚨🎙️Toni Kroos on João Neves' reported comments:
"If João Neves truly said there is no difference between himself and Cristiano Ronaldo, then he owes Ronaldo, the football world, and even himself an explanation.
I have nothing against confidence. Every top player needs confidence to succeed at the highest level. But there is a very thin line between confidence and complete disrespect. Comparing yourself to Cristiano Ronaldo when you have not achieved even a fraction of what he has achieved is simply arrogance.
Cristiano Ronaldo has spent more than two decades proving himself against the best teams, the best defenders, and the best players in every competition imaginable. He has won league titles in multiple countries, Champions Leagues, international trophies, Ballons d'Or, and scored goals at a level football has rarely seen before.
João Neves is a talented young player, but talent alone does not put you in the same conversation as Cristiano Ronaldo. One good season, a few good performances, or a promising future does not erase twenty years of excellence and sacrifice.
What exactly is the comparison here? Records? Trophies? Goals? Leadership? Longevity? Influence on the game? In every category, the gap is enormous.
Young players today should be learning from legends, not trying to place themselves beside them before they have earned that right. Respect is one of the most important values in football, and statements like this show a lack of understanding of what Ronaldo has done for the sport.
If those comments are real, then João Neves should quickly come out and clarify them because there is a huge difference between being a talented footballer and being Cristiano Ronaldo. Football has seen many great young players come and go, but very few have reached the level of Ronaldo.
You don't become Cristiano Ronaldo by talking. You become Cristiano Ronaldo by proving it every single season for twenty years. Until then, there is a difference — and a very big one."