US EditionRonaldo, Maldini, Buffon, Ibrahimovic, Giggs: Football's best 40-year-olds
- Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice for Al-Nassr, bringing his career total to 923 goals as he turns 40 years old.
- Ronaldo has made a club-record 786 appearances for his boyhood club, scoring 307 goals, which is another record.
- He is still a regular player for Portugal, demonstrating his ongoing impact in football.
- Kazuyoshi Miura, who turns 58 soon, continues to play in Japan's fourth tier, showcasing longevity in the sport.
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To talk about Cristiano Ronaldo is to talk about a player as successful as a media player. A machine to make goals and money. A player who doesn’t go unnoticed: for what he does, what he doesn’t do and what he says. He has starred in the fiercest duel of modern football with Lionel Messi (his football nemesis), for almost two decades. Today, they both go through the afterlifes of their respective careers, away from the elite competitions in Euro…
Cristiano Ronaldo has reached the age of 40, delighting the world of football with his talent since August 14, 2002, when he debuted with Sportin de Lisboa, in a qualifying match of Champions League against Inter Milan.
The cult of Cristiano Ronaldo at 40
Men's football megastar Cristiano Ronaldo turns 40 today but shows no signs of slowing down.His age – practically over the hill for a professional footballer – has done nothing to "temper his competitive zeal" or quell his "unrelenting drive" to go down in history as the best player the sport has ever seen, said The Athletic.Despite playing outside Europe at Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, Ronaldo, the highest-paid footballer in the world, is …
Man and the authorities may lie or cheat, but the numbers, these, never lie and reveal the potential and real value of outsiders. Cristiano Ronaldo reaches the age of 40 with 920 goals scored, which is only possible for a player driven by limitless ambition and fierce discipline over two decades.
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