⚽ FIFA World Cup 2030: Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay ⚽

[Tonimez]

Ronaldo's role behind all the trophies that Portugal has won while he was there is immense. Maybe Ronaldo's recent performance is not going well, this is not unusual because he is almost 42 years old, so we must accept that his performance will be bad at this age. However, there is nothing to criticize about his overall career because of his recent performance.

Anyone that criticize C. Ronaldo for his recent performance or comparing it to when he was younger doesn't understand football,  playing at this level at 42, is hard, it's because he's a discipline and has passion for football that's keeping him in the game till date, having Ronaldo around till now with all his moments is something to be proud up, he made football more popular and enjoyable be both adults and children,  everyone inspired to be like him, it's only jealous people that will criticize Ronaldo's performance,  even at this age he's still better than most young players in theor prime he's still delivering as usual.

I understand what you mean and I absolutely agree that playing football at 42 years old is difficult, but the critiques come because Ronaldo still thinks he is the best. Look what recently happened with Portugal. He is basically leaving football giving the impression he is an incredibly stubborn player who refuses to understand his time has passed. He's been at the top for 15 years, time passes for everybody, even for one of the biggest players in football's history, but he doesn't want to accept it. That's the reason behind the critiques.

Yes you have a point. Ronaldo is good and everyone knows it but his inability to admit that he's o longer the Ronaldo of 2008 is the challenge and the reason for most of his arrogance in teams. His recent fallout with Jorge Jesus has reminded the fans of his last exit from Manchester United and even dating back to his exit in Juventus.

I also try to understand that  Ronaldo is passion driven which is why he has refused to quit even at this age. Again, if he should accept staying at the bench because of his form, he won't also be able to achieve his goal target which is very clear to anyone. Ronaldo felt that having carried Portugal till this day, the team should be able to assist him make his landmark but he felt they don't care about his personal mission which is why heeft the camp.

I will say that gone are the days Ronaldo played for the team, he is more interested in setting his records now for the game. When he achieve his 1000 goals, he will be willing to play team ball again or he may even retire from football.

[Ishicryptic]

There is one thing I always considered as the biggest difference between Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo: Messi's records came as something natural, he never really thought about them, he simply played and as consequence of him being incredibly good, he achieved incredible numbers. Ronaldo, on the other hand, has always been obsessed by the numbers and the records, for him beating a record was as important as winning a trophy.

I think this has also to do with the way the two players became so unique: Messi was born with a gift because, on paper, a player with his kind of physique shouldn't even be a professional player. And Ronaldo is the definition of work ethic because since he was a teen he always trained more than everybody else. He became so good because he was obsessed with becoming the best.

So we have two completely different players achieving almost the same results in two different ways. As I said before, we have been extremely lucky to see them playing (and fighting) for almost 20 years.

I agree with you. Messi never performed to set records or increase individual achievement. He has more consideration for how to take his team forward. That is why Messi's number of assists is also high. Where Messi himself could not score a goal, he assisted for the team, so that it is possible for others to score goals. I have seen many videos where Messi could have taken a shot on goal even if he wanted to, but he passed to others to ensure the goal. But because Messi's accuracy is very good, his teammates would create opportunities for him to take a shot on goal. I also consider Ronaldo to be a good enough player. But the fact that there is some selfishness in him is also proven in some recent incidents. Where he is not able to play cooperatively with his own team.

Ronaldo and Messi, are two greats who deserve to be talked about any day as far as football is concerned and making comparison about who is the best or better player is a normal thing because their achievements as footballers speaks for itselves. Messi is a cool guy and when you watch him play you will notice that ease in him which will make you to know that he was born for football, he doesn't quite have that athletic appearance yet he does wonders more than those that have. Ronaldo is a workaholic, he trained himself more than all of his peers to reach the top and he achieved so much. They are both great players that cannot be forgotten in the history of football however if I must make a pick I will slightly put Messi ahead of Ronaldo.

[Patrol69]

Ronaldo's role behind all the trophies that Portugal has won while he was there is immense. Maybe Ronaldo's recent performance is not going well, this is not unusual because he is almost 42 years old, so we must accept that his performance will be bad at this age. However, there is nothing to criticize about his overall career because of his recent performance.

Anyone that criticize C. Ronaldo for his recent performance or comparing it to when he was younger doesn't understand football,  playing at this level at 42, is hard, it's because he's a discipline and has passion for football that's keeping him in the game till date, having Ronaldo around till now with all his moments is something to be proud up, he made football more popular and enjoyable be both adults and children,  everyone inspired to be like him, it's only jealous people that will criticize Ronaldo's performance,  even at this age he's still better than most young players in theor prime he's still delivering as usual.

Today he resigned from Portugal national team, and I'm happy he left, he's just 15 goals to reach the 1000k goals, he doesn't need Portugal to achieve it, he can score 15 goals with Al-nassr this season,  Portugal let him down after all he did for the team. Portugal will.nver have a player like Ronaldo ever,  he made thr nation what they are in football today, but they are ungrateful nation. They frustrated his world cup journey.

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

You are right, it won't take him long to score only 15 more goals this season for the club he is currently at because he is now scoring multiple goals in almost every match. It is very likely that Ronaldo achieved everything in his personal career but he could not win any major title for the team, maybe the desire to do something for this team was over for him. Anyway, the fact that he has retired from the Portugal team is respectable news for every Ronaldo fan.

[danadc]

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

Many are on your side, including me. Portugal is a team that has shown its mettle, from its coach to its players, and not all the players who don't respect their legends. Cristiano retired because of that problem with the coach, so let's thank that man who threw everything away.

The Portuguese national team will see a significant drop in funding from its sponsors, and they're probably considering whether to keep Jorge or not. I hope not, and I'm glad Cristiano won't reach his 1000th goal with Portugal but with another team where he's more valued.

[Sg4j1n3ll0]

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

You are right, it won't take him long to score only 15 more goals this season for the club he is currently at because he is now scoring multiple goals in almost every match. It is very likely that Ronaldo achieved everything in his personal career but he could not win any major title for the team, maybe the desire to do something for this team was over for him. Anyway, the fact that he has retired from the Portugal team is respectable news for every Ronaldo fan.

everyone supported Portugal because Ronaldo was there, no one would have supported him otherwise, the endorsement that Ronaldo brings to the team is enormous and the publicity that he has given them over the years is unparalleled, they simply can't do better than him, before Portugal arrived they didn't win anything, now with him at least 3 international trophies.

[vogdivric]

There was a time when Messi and Ronaldo were the two men who completely dominated football with their game. If we look at the youth of these two players, we can see how great they were and how great their achievements were. We can never consider only their current performance, but we have to consider their past performance. Ronaldo was definitely a great player in the past, almost everyone was impressed by Ronaldo's performance at that time. Yes, now he is old and his age has had a lot of impact on his game, so it can never be said by looking at his current performance.

I believe that also in terms of longevity these two are the greatest in world football ever, and it is useless to compare the various actors of the past, these two are the best ever and they are not comparable to anyone else, in a football where everything is very technical much more than it was before, so for this reason for me they are the best.

[Saltysugar99]

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

Many are on your side, including me. Portugal is a team that has shown its mettle, from its coach to its players, and not all the players who don't respect their legends. Cristiano retired because of that problem with the coach, so let's thank that man who threw everything away.

The Portuguese national team will see a significant drop in funding from its sponsors, and they're probably considering whether to keep Jorge or not. I hope not, and I'm glad Cristiano won't reach his 1000th goal with Portugal but with another team where he's more valued.

When Ronaldo performed well, he was very important. But his performance for Portugal has been lacking constantly. And when the team combination was going well, Portugal was performing well with out him, so the coach kept him on the bench for the entire match . Just a few days later Ronaldo left Portugal out of emotion. I think Ronaldo and his teammates also had a very bad relationship. Considering everything it is right that the Portugal team could have sat down with him and discussed what kind of plans they had for him and made a decision. Because Ronaldo has performed very well for Portugal. And he is a world best player. Right now Messi and Ronaldo are considered the best players in world football. So the way Messi is respected, Ronaldo should have been respected in the same way. Since he is not able to perform well Ronaldo could have accepted this and discussed it with his team and decided to retire. Now Ronaldo is getting older. Even if he wanted to, he cannot perform like his previous prime time. So if Ronaldo did not regret it, he would have had respect for the team if he had retired naturally. And the coach and players of Portugal could have also respected him. Such behavior with a iconic player is not right. Similarly Ronaldo should not have behaved unprofessionally and brought his negative aspects to the media.

[YUriy1991]

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

You are right, it won't take him long to score only 15 more goals this season for the club he is currently at because he is now scoring multiple goals in almost every match. It is very likely that Ronaldo achieved everything in his personal career but he could not win any major title for the team, maybe the desire to do something for this team was over for him. Anyway, the fact that he has retired from the Portugal team is respectable news for every Ronaldo fan.

I was deeply saddened to hear the news that Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from the Portugal national team a country he loves so dearly. While it is understandable given his age, the fact remains that he is still more than capable of playing for Portugal when compared to other available strikers. It is truly a shame that such a Portugal legend has decided to retire without a proper farewell match to honor his contributions. What Ronaldo has given to his country is extraordinary, people all over the world from countless country supported him personally rather than just the Portugal team. I can only say Obrigado Cristiano Ronaldo like the title of the video He is on YouTube Chanel.

[Fuso.hp]

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

Many are on your side, including me. Portugal is a team that has shown its mettle, from its coach to its players, and not all the players who don't respect their legends. Cristiano retired because of that problem with the coach, so let's thank that man who threw everything away.

The Portuguese national team will see a significant drop in funding from its sponsors, and they're probably considering whether to keep Jorge or not. I hope not, and I'm glad Cristiano won't reach his 1000th goal with Portugal but with another team where he's more valued.

Where all the players of Argentina play for Messi and their aim is to bring Messi at least one World Cup, the players of the Portuguese team do not respect Ronaldo and they do not want to consider Ronaldo as the best player in the world. All the players of the Portuguese team who are doing this to Ronaldo now will face such a bad time at some point because it is the law of nature, what they do to a senior player, their juniors will also do the same to them. If you look at the attitude of each player of the Portuguese team, it seems that everyone is the captain of the team, that is, here no one specifically follows the team's command. They do not listen to the coach, they do not listen to any senior player.

[kennycryptoitalia]

Yes you have a point. Ronaldo is good and everyone knows it but his inability to admit that he's o longer the Ronaldo of 2008 is the challenge and the reason for most of his arrogance in teams. His recent fallout with Jorge Jesus has reminded the fans of his last exit from Manchester United and even dating back to his exit in Juventus.

I also try to understand that  Ronaldo is passion driven which is why he has refused to quit even at this age. Again, if he should accept staying at the bench because of his form, he won't also be able to achieve his goal target which is very clear to anyone. Ronaldo felt that having carried Portugal till this day, the team should be able to assist him make his landmark but he felt they don't care about his personal mission which is why heeft the camp.

I will say that gone are the days Ronaldo played for the team, he is more interested in setting his records now for the game. When he achieve his 1000 goals, he will be willing to play team ball again or he may even retire from football.

Ronaldo is simply the best together with Messi who drove world football and brought it to a level never seen before, i believe that his end is also dictated by the fact that Jorge Jesus treated him badly and disrespected him, i don't know if what Jesus or Ronaldo did is right, i don't get involved, but i believe that Ronaldo, despite his greatness, should have accepted the fact and sat on the bench.

[KTChampions]

I was deeply saddened to hear the news that Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from the Portugal national team a country he loves so dearly. While it is understandable given his age, the fact remains that he is still more than capable of playing for Portugal when compared to other available strikers. It is truly a shame that such a Portugal legend has decided to retire without a proper farewell match to honor his contributions. What Ronaldo has given to his country is extraordinary, people all over the world from countless country supported him personally rather than just the Portugal team. I can only say Obrigado Cristiano Ronaldo like the title of the video He is on YouTube Chanel.

Sooner or later, this was bound to happen. I don’t see anything sad about it at all, Ronaldo went the full distance with the national team, and everything ended on his own terms - not, for instance, because of an injury. The fact that his departure is surrounded by various rumors, scandals, and the like shouldn’t come as a surprise - nor should it be cause for dismay, a figure of such stature simply cannot leave as if it were just an "ordinary day". At the moment, things are going well for the Portugal national team (with the exception of the center-forward position - unfortunately, Gonçalo Ramos’s performance hasn’t lived up to his ambitions), and I hope they continue to remain among the elite.

[Sobz]

I believe that also in terms of longevity these two are the greatest in world football ever, and it is useless to compare the various actors of the past, these two are the best ever and they are not comparable to anyone else, in a football where everything is very technical much more than it was before, so for this reason for me they are the best.

I dont see any reason for the comparison because the both players can never be the same, they both have qualities that is never be found in each other. But fans would always do banter as far as football is concerned and their is no way to help in eleminating discussion like this. Am not a fan of either the two players but fancy their talent and i appreciate every effort. I'm still wondering which player will be next and will be talked about just like Ronaldo and messi.

[Ale88]

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

You are right, it won't take him long to score only 15 more goals this season for the club he is currently at because he is now scoring multiple goals in almost every match. It is very likely that Ronaldo achieved everything in his personal career but he could not win any major title for the team, maybe the desire to do something for this team was over for him. Anyway, the fact that he has retired from the Portugal team is respectable news for every Ronaldo fan.

You see, the problem lays in this exact sentence: "I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo". They are called national teams for a reason: because they are teams, of course. The moment you support a single player than you don't care about the teammates, and this brings you to senseless thoughts like saying the rest of the team disrespected Ronaldo, when it's actually the opposite. You are blinded by your love for an individual.

Can I ask you where are you from?

[pippoinzaghi]

Your analysis is a clear distinction between hard-work and talent, one rose to fame due to personal effort gotten from his persistence and precision over time i.e Ronaldo while one got to fame with little or no effort because football was actually part of him from birth, truth is both Ronaldo and Messi have done so well for themselves, i normally tell people that they should try to strive towards success, success isn't peculiar to anyone in particular, success can be gotten by anyone as long as they are dedicated to their craft. However, i prefer watching Messi more because his skills and achievements are actually natural, he doesn't struggle to do the things he does, like dribbling, scoring goals and breaking records unlike Ronaldo who trains almost 6 times a day just to come close to Messi's record.

hard work often coincides with talent, one feeds the other and therefore is essential for the prosperity of talent, i believe that both Ronaldo and Messi are the result of great concentrated training to enhance their already great skills, and anyone who says that Messi is just talent is greatly mistaken.

[ArabBTC]

Many are on your side, including me. Portugal is a team that has shown its mettle, from its coach to its players, and not all the players who don't respect their legends. Cristiano retired because of that problem with the coach, so let's thank that man who threw everything away.

The Portuguese national team will see a significant drop in funding from its sponsors, and they're probably considering whether to keep Jorge or not. I hope not, and I'm glad Cristiano won't reach his 1000th goal with Portugal but with another team where he's more valued.

Ronaldo didn’t leave the national team just because of the issues he had with his coach and team, Ronaldo is obviously old and that is why he left, soon he will also leave club football too but if actually Ronaldo left because of the issue then it is really unprofessional of him and i won’t be happy if anyone supports his actions.

Lately Ronaldo has really insulted himself, a player of his pedigree should not be acting the way he is acting, what legacy is he leaving for the younger players who look up to him, at his level he should protect professionalism, how can he resign because his coach disciplined him for his misbehavior, i know he has been the source of sponsorship to the Portugal team and have contributed to most of the wins and attention that the team have gotten but that doesn’t give him the right to misbehave, his team is supposed to celebrate him as he is leaving but  he might not be fully celebrated because of the scenario surrounding his leaving.

[Nheer]

I was deeply saddened to hear the news that Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from the Portugal national team a country he loves so dearly. While it is understandable given his age, the fact remains that he is still more than capable of playing for Portugal when compared to other available strikers. It is truly a shame that such a Portugal legend has decided to retire without a proper farewell match to honor his contributions. What Ronaldo has given to his country is extraordinary, people all over the world from countless country supported him personally rather than just the Portugal team. I can only say Obrigado Cristiano Ronaldo like the title of the video He is on YouTube Chanel.

Sooner or later, this was bound to happen. I don’t see anything sad about it at all, Ronaldo went the full distance with the national team, and everything ended on his own terms - not, for instance, because of an injury. The fact that his departure is surrounded by various rumors, scandals, and the like shouldn’t come as a surprise - nor should it be cause for dismay, a figure of such stature simply cannot leave as if it were just an "ordinary day". At the moment, things are going well for the Portugal national team (with the exception of the center-forward position - unfortunately, Gonçalo Ramos’s performance hasn’t lived up to his ambitions), and I hope they continue to remain among the elite.

It's true there is no way Ronaldo's retirement will happen like nothing happened and the fact that the retirement is filled with different news both positive and negatives is expected because it is Ronaldo. Many people didn't agree with Ronaldo playing this long in the national team not even the players so that was what caused all this controversies. Honestly I am surprised that he is being hated by even his own teammates like every thing he did wasn't for the country. I think it's very wrong for his teammates and coaches to disrespect him just because they think he is playing for too long.

Nothing is going well for Portugal, they are average and are unable to even build teamwork so there's really nothing special about them especially now that Ronaldo isn't with them anymore. True they will now have a center forward problem if they are trying to rely on Ramos.

[Byebyebtc]

I used to support Portugal only for Cristiano Ronaldo but I have no love for the team that is insulting Cristiano Ronaldo like this and the Portuguese players who think they are the best players in the world and disrespect Ronaldo. Those who say that Ronaldo playing for Portugal was only selfishness really don't understand football and they are true Ronaldo haters.

How did the team insult Ronaldo?
If your talking about insults it should be only from the coach, and not from the team, the team alwaysed supported Ronaldo, and from the coach he said it was for the benefit of the team that made him make decisions to not let him play on that match,  the only thing I even found as insult was the fact that he told Ronaldo to warm up only for him not to play, that doesn't sound right, altho normal player experience it but not for Ronaldo.