Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that nobody else can decide his future when it comes to his involvement with the Portugal national team.
Portugal have a play-off against North Macedonia on Tuesday to determine which country will make it to the World Cup. Ronaldo’s side are the favourites, although their opponents have just claimed the scalp of Italy.
Still, there will be an expectation on Ronaldo to lead his side to the World Cup. He has played at the 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018 editions of the tournament, but Portugal are yet to win it.
They are one of the highest-ranking nations never to have done so. Instead, Ronaldo’s only international honours among a glittering career came at Euro 2016 and then the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League.
At the age of 37, time is running out for Ronaldo to get the chance to add World Cup silverware to his mantlepiece.
However, the forward – who is still in fine shape – has batted away questions of whether this would be his last World Cup if Portugal are indeed to make it.
He replied to Record: “I’m starting to see that many of you ask the same question.
“I’m the one who will decide my future, nobody else. If I feel like playing more games, if I don’t feel like it, I don’t.
“I’m the one in charge, full stop.”
It remains to be seen whether the same will go for his club future. Questions have been asked of Ronaldo’s place at Manchester United, one year into his second spell at Old Trafford.
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