As for Ronaldo, the Portuguese superstar has had a brilliant career and has played alongside many famous names and legends in world football such as: Luis Figo, Wayne Rooney, Karim Benzema, ... at top teams such as Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus or the Portuguese national team.
Recently, a share of Ronaldo was quoted by international media about a legend he wishes to play alongside on the field: "In my mind there are many players I want to play with. He is one of the symbols of the national team, he is a great person, passed away a few years ago but I wish to play with him. But I will mention a player of my country, Eusebio".
Ronaldo wishes to play alongside the late Portuguese legend Eusebio on the pitch
Eusebio (full name Eusebio da Silva Ferreira, died in 2014) was a legendary Portuguese striker (1957-1980). He scored an impressive 733 goals in 745 matches in his career.
This football legend is not a surprising choice when Ronaldo revealed. For Portuguese players in general, Ronaldo in particular, they certainly have a special admiration and respect for Eusebio.
The late legend Eusebio (right) at Ronaldo's presentation at Real Madrid in 2009
With Ronaldo, he has created many milestones for the national team and gradually surpassed the late legend Eusebio for the Portuguese national team. In 2014, Ronaldo surpassed this legend to become the second highest scorer of all time for Portugal at that time.
To date, CR7 has become the leader in the national team's all-time scoring list.
Another record that the late legend Eusebio holds that Ronaldo has yet to equal is scoring 9 goals at the World Cup for the national team. Ronaldo's number of goals after the 2022 World Cup for Portugal is 8 goals in 22 World Cup matches (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022).
If he continues to compete at the 2026 World Cup, this milestone will likely be equaled or surpassed, but surpassing the age of 40 will be a big difficulty for Ronaldo in terms of physical strength.
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