“Portugal Winning Euros Equivalent To World Cup”: Cristiano Ronaldo’s Sly Dig At Lionel Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo could be 39 years previous however there nonetheless is not a ray of doubt in his head that he’s the perfect on the earth, in truth, the perfect in historical past. After scoring his 900th profession aim, in Portugal’s 2-1 win towards Croatia within the UEFA Nations League, Ronaldo as soon as once more selected to remind everybody of his achievements within the sport. Though the Portuguese striker hasn’t gained the FIFA World Cup but, he stays of the opinion that successful the UEFA Euro with Portugal is equal to the worldwide quadrennial occasion.

“Portugal winning the Euros is the equivalent of winning the World Cup,” Ronaldo informed RPT3 after serving to his group beat Croatia, with 900th profession aim. “I’ve already won two trophies for Portugal that I really wanted, so I’m not motivated by that [World Cup].”

“900 goals seems like any other milestone, but only I know how hard it is to work every day to score your 900th goal. It’s a unique milestone in my career. I don’t break records they haunt me!,” he additional stated after the match, reflecting on his historic achievement.

Ronaldo’s sentiments on Euros vs World Cup do match France’s Kylian Mbappe who not too long ago joined the Portuguese’s former facet Real Madrid.

“For me, [the Euros are] more complicated than a World Cup,” Mbappe stated. “Even though there’s more pressure at the World Cup, we know all the teams in the Euros, and it’s tactically similar.”

The feedback from Ronaldo appear to be a sly dig at Messi who has gained the FIFA World Cup with Argentina, in 2022.

“The Euros are important, but he [Mbappe] leaves out Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay — all World Cup winners. In the World Cup, you have the best teams in the world. That’s why everyone dreams of being world champion,” stated Messi had stated on Mbappe’s feedback.

At current, Ronaldo sits on the highest of the charts in terms of gamers with essentially the most variety of targets in skilled soccer. Aside from his 137 targets for Portugal, Ronaldo has carried out wonders for all of his membership sides over time. He has representing Sporting Lisbon (5 targets), Manchester United (145 targets), Real Madrid (450 targets), Juventus (101 targets) and Al-Nassr (68 targets) to succeed in the goalscoring pinnacle.