– After winning the Maradona award at the Globe Soccer world football awards for scoring the most goals in 2023, Ronaldo paid tribute to the late Argentine football legend and hinted at the possibility of becoming Return to Portugal to play football.
During the Globe Soccer Awards 2023 event that recently took place in Dubai, the 38-year-old player won three awards. In addition to winning the Maradona award, the Al Nassr striker also won the award for Best Player in the Middle East and Most Popular Player of the Year voted by the audience.
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In an interview with the Portuguese newspaper Record, Ronaldo expressed his admiration for the 1986 FIFA World Cup champion, Maradona. The Al Nassr star shared: “As I said at the ceremony, these are two awards that I don’t have in my collection yet. So that makes me very happy, especially the Maradona award , the unlucky person is no longer with us.
He is a player that I have always admired, probably in my top 3 favorite list. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United player continued: “And like I always say, the audience is also very important because they come to the stadium to watch us and pay for football tickets .
When I played in Europe, I had the opportunity to win the most popular player award a few times, but in the Middle East, this was the first time. I’m feeling happy, knowing that my season has been very good and it’s always good to receive important awards like this.”
Ronaldo, who moved to Al Nassr on a free transfer last January, scored 54 goals in 59 combined appearances for his club and country last year. He has scored more goals than both Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe. So far this season, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner has scored 30 goals and provided 11 assists in 31 total matches for Al Nassr.
When asked if he plans to return to his boyhood club in Primeira Liga, Sporting CP, Al Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo replied: “Going back to play in the Portuguese national championship is meaningless. I will turn 39 in just a few days, and I will play this remaining season and one more year at Al Nassr. This is what I want the most.”
Ruling out the possibility of playing for his childhood team, the striker concluded: “And when I reach 40, we’ll see what happens after that. If I play until I’m 40, it will be a big goal at this level. And then, if it’s okay, 41, 42 years old… we don’t know. For now, the possibility of playing football in Portugal has been ruled out.”
Ronaldo, whose contract with Al Nassr expires in June 2025, spent five years in Sporting’s youth team before making his official debut in 2002. Before moving to Manchester United in 2003, the striker scored 5 goals and 6 assists in 31 matches for Sporting.
