Cristiano Ronaldo speaks he will retire \u201csoon\u201d, admitting it will be difficult to bring his glittering career to a finish as the 40-year-old has been planning his post-football life for some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Al Nassr striker is the all-time leading goalscorer with 952 goals for club and country joint. He said last month he was targeting 1,000 goals before quitting the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSoon,\u201d the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner said when asked when he would hang up his boots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think I will be prepared. It will be very, very difficult,\u201d he said in an interview on Piers Morgan\u2019s Uncensored, published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut, I have prepared my future since 25, 26, 27 years old. I think I will be capable to support that pressure. Nothing will compare to the adrenaline you have to scoring a goal in football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut everything has a beginning and everything has an end. I\u2019m going to have more time for myself, for my family, to raise my kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The former Manchester United forward stated he still follows their results, despite bringing an unhappy second spell at the club to an end three years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
United endured their worst top-flight finish last season since they were relegated in 1973-74, coming 15th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m sad, because the club is one of the most important clubs in the world and a club that I still have in my heart,\u201d Ronaldo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey don\u2019t have a structure. I hope that changes in the present and future, because the potential of the club is amazing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey are not on a good path. And it\u2019s not only about the coach and players, in my opinion \u2026 He is doing his best. What are you going to do? Miracles are impossible,\u201d Ronaldo said, referring to manager Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Source: BBC<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cristiano Ronaldo speaks he will retire \u201csoon\u201d, admitting it will be difficult to bring his glittering career to a finish as the 40-year-old has been planning his post-football life for some time. The Al Nassr striker is the all-time leading goalscorer with 952 goals for club and country joint. He said last month he was…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,68],"tags":[2091,909,2092,73,134],"class_list":["post-10043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-international-football","tag-al-nassr-striker","tag-cristiano-ronaldo","tag-manchester-united","tag-slsports","tag-sports-news"],"yoast_head":"\n