Cristiano Ronaldo hints at latest retirement plans
By ABDI RASHID
Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested he could keep playing for another 10 years after finding out his physiological age.
Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers to ever play the game, with the Portuguese superstar having scored over 900 career goals.
The forward has represented Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid Juventus and Al-Nassr in an illustrious career that dates back to 2002.
Whoop conducted a physical analysis of the 40-year-old Ronaldo and determined his physiological age to be just 28.9.
The Portuguese star was stunned by the results and joked that he might be able to keep playing for another decade.
He joked: 'I can't believe it's so good. This means I'll play for another ten years. When you're young, you think you'll live forever, that you'll always be strong, that you're unbreakable.
Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested he could keep playing for another 10 years after finding out his physiological age
The Portuguese star has repeatedly stated his ambition to score 1000 goals before retiring
Ronaldo celebrated his 40th birthday with family and friends in February
'At 25 it's not the same as when you're thirty, especially in football. I still feel good, I prioritize recovery and sleep much more than before.'
Ronaldo has repeatedly stated his ambition to score 1000 goals in competitive matches before calling time on his glittering career.
The five-time Champions League winner has currently netted 934 times for club and country since making his senior debut for Sporting Lisbon as a teenager back in 2002.
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Speaking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast last September, Ronaldo admitted that he realised his career was entering its twilight phase and opened up on what he will yearn for once he retires.
'I'm going to miss the adrenaline of scoring a goal, and (the feeling) of being nervous,' he said.
'I think I'm going to miss that because in other part of me, I can control that. I have good people around me, good business, I have good things.
'But I (will miss the fact that) the adrenalin of football is never going to exist (again). This is why I'm going further than football.
'I give everything, to 40, 41, it doesn't matter. I give my body for 25 years of football and I cannot give more because age doesn't allow to go further.'
Ronaldo's contract with Al-Nassr expires this summer, with an extension yet to be agreed.
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