Boxing Legend Who Fought in His 40s Comes to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Defense After the Soccer Star Urged to Retire
There’s been so much buzz lately about what Cristiano Ronaldo is going to do after he retires from soccer. The athlete has never announced when he plans to retire though. What Ronaldo did share is that at 41 years old, this World Cup will be his last.
However, some fans think that his retirement is just on the horizon, and former Arsenal midfielder Anders Limpar said the soccer great should “Pack it in after the World Cup.”
Now, someone who continued to compete in his own sport throughout their 40s believes that Ronaldo could still compete at a high level for years to come and even consider sticking around for the 2030 World Cup.
Speaking on behalf of Grosvenor Casinos, boxing legend Roy Jones Jr. told Showbiz Cheat Sheet, “Can Cristiano Ronaldo play in the World Cup in 2030? If he stays in shape, takes care of his body, and continues to play at a high level. Then his body will stay in tune, and he can keep going.
“If he drops down a level, it’s hard to crank it back up because he’s not young anymore. Once you shut it down, your body will shut down. And he should definitely invest in recovery, because that’s one of the best investments you’ll ever make.”
For now, Ronaldo is surely focused on just one thing as the World Cup nears, but since he will be in the U.S. this summer, a former soccer player has an opinion about whether that will spark CR7’s interest for a career in Hollywood.
Former U.S. Men’s National Team goalkeeper, Kasey Keller, who is widely regarded as one of the best goalkeepers in U.S. history and had a successful career in Europe, spoke on behalf of Jackpot City Casino, and said, “Cristiano Ronaldo could make a Netflix documentary with Georgina. He definitely could do that. Clearly, he’ll have options to do different things.”
He opined that when it comes to Hollywood, “I don’t think Ronaldo is too worried about that. If he was going to do that, he would have done that instead of going to Saudi Arabia. Look, I get it, Saudi was crazy, you know, and it has worked out really well for him. I think he is really one injury away from retiring, honestly.
“Yes, does he want to score 1000 goals, of course he does. But I don’t know if he wants to go into an MLS system at 41 or 42, travel all around the country, just for what? It’s Cristiano Ronaldo, if he wants to jump into a movie, he’ll jump into a movie.”
Keller added, “I’ll be interested to see when he realizes it’s over and he makes that decision — does he take a breath or does he not have that in his DNA? When he takes a breath, does he say I don’t want to do that anymore? I don’t know if he can.”
