Ronaldo turned 38 years old last February. And he couldn’t win against the power of time.
Ronaldo’s silver hair
On March 17, the online community shared a photo related to superstar Ronaldo. Here, CR7 appeared with gray hair with many gray hairs. Fans speculate that the photo was taken not long ago because Ronaldo was wearing the Al Nassr club shirt. The Portuguese superstar just joined the Saudi Arabia team at the end of December 2022.
Many fans are saddened to see their idols getting old. In February, the owner of 5 Golden Balls also celebrated his 38th birthday. “No one wins against the power of time,” one user commented.
Age partly affects Ronaldo’s form. CR7 had to leave Europe to go to Saudi Arabia to play football. At the last World Cup, he also had to sit on the bench since the knockout round.
Cristiano Ronaldo is still named in Roberto Martinez’s first Portuguese team since being appointed as coach
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Roberto Martinez’s squad for Portugal’s upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Later this month, Portugal will play both Liechtenstein and Luxembourg as part of their route towards the European Championships.
And despite being previously coy about his international future, Ronaldo has been named in Portugal’s squad for the fixtures, after Martinez reportedly met with Ronaldo to discuss his future involvement.
It will be the first games for Martinez since taking over the helm of Portugal. Fernando Santos left the international hotseat following their quarter-final exit at the 2022 World Cup.
Ronaldo’s international future will offer more opportunities to see the superstar in Europe, after the 38-year-old’s big-money move to Al-Nassr late last year.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been named in Roberto Martinez’s squad for Portugal’s Euro qualifiers
It is the first squad Martinez has chosen since taking over the role as manager of Portugal
Ronaldo has 196 international caps, the joint-most in men’s football. He also scored 118 goals in a Portugal shirt to date, with further opportunities to add to that tally this month. This is despite turning 38 last month.
Martinez told reporters: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo is a very committed player. He can bring experience and is a very important figure for the team. I don’t look at age.’
Martinez’s Portugal host Liechtenstein on Thursday March 23, before a trip to Luxembourg three days later. The other teams in Group J are Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Slovakia.
Euro 2024 takes place across ten German cities in the summer after the conclusion of next season.
At the World Cup, Ronaldo was dropped from Portugal’s starting line-up for their knockout fixtures, which worked in their last-16 tie against Switzerland, but saw them fall at the next hurdle to Morocco.
