Cristiano Ronaldo et Sadio ManéIn a recent interview, Sadio Mané was full of praise for the living Portuguese legend, Cristiano Ronaldo.A teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo for several years now, Sadio

Is Cristiano Ronaldo the greatest soccer player of all time? An expert insists that even though the athlete says that he doesn't think it.

Cristiano Ronaldo has given fans a big hint about his future, confirming that the 2026 World Cup will be his last — and retirement could be just a year or two away. The soccer legend made the announcement during a CNN interview at a forum in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday,

Ronaldo, 40, was one of the ultra-select VIPs ushered into a black-tie White House dinner honoring Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Trump and Melania made their entrance, but before anyone could settle in, the president veered off script and dropped yet another eyebrow-raising comment about Barron — one that had guests blinking twice.

The White House’s caption describing Trump and Ronaldo as “Two GOATS” — meaning “Greatest of All Time” — prompted a wave of trolling. Users replied with images of Leo Messi, the Argentine star who rivaled Ronaldo as the sport’s most popular player, and pointed out that only one of them won a World Cup (and it isn’t Ronaldo).

The first promotional poster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup was meant to celebrate global stars like Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Vinicius Jr. But one question overshadowed the excitement: why was Cristiano Ronaldo missing?

A former Cristiano Ronaldo teammate praised both players but pointed to Lionel Messi as the greatest of all time.

Cristiano Ronaldo is the first soccer player to become a billionaire, according to Bloomberg's Billionaire's Index. The Portuguese superstar is reportedly worth $1.4 billion. Ronaldo's net worth is largely due to the high salary he earns at Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr.

The Globe Soccer Awards have announced the finalists for the 2025 ceremony, with Cristiano Ronaldo included but Lionel Messi absent.

Recently, that confidence made headlines when he declared himself physically "perfecto" and the hottest man in soccer. But according to the ancient math equation often used to measure beauty, the Golden Ratio, Ronaldo isn't even second or third place. He even falls behind his closest rival.

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