Cristiano Ronaldo is back in Europe for a while. The 38-year-old superstar is coming with Portugal to play European Championship qualifying matches against Slovakia and Luxembourg. In a press conference, the Al-Nassr forward started talking about his eternal rivalry with Lionel Messi.
The next opponents should not be a problem for Portugal, which has started its journey very strong: twelve points from four games. Therefore, the gathered press had come up with other topics of conversation.
Ronaldo spoke out, not for the first time, about the constant comparisons between him and Messi. For him, the rivalry is over, and any feelings of hatred were never necessary.
'Hate? I don't see that, the rivalry is finished. It was good, the audience enjoyed it. If you love me, you don't need to hate Messi; we are both very good and have written football history. We are respected all over the world, that's what matters. He has his path, I have mine. He is doing well from what I've seen. We have shared the stage for fifteen years and have ended up as, I can't say friends, but professional colleagues who respect each other,' said Ronaldo.
He also commented on the controversy in Portuguese football regarding the power outage in VAR. 'In my opinion, the Saudi league is better than the Portuguese league. Not only because of that controversy, there's just less going on there. I hope it gets better, but I know it will be difficult, if not impossible. It's been a circus lately,' Ronaldo was critical.
Another topic: how long can we continue to enjoy Ronaldo? 'As long as I feel good and useful, I will keep going. I want to achieve even more. As long as I'm playing, I want to set the bar very high and think big.'
