3 min learnJun 3, 2026 05:17 PM IST
Portugal star ahead Cristiano Ronaldo, in a video shared by his associate Georgina Rodríguez, was seen exhibiting his son Mateo his “Ronaldo Chop” transfer.
The 41-year-old was seen dressed casually, barefoot, and was seen explaining the well-known transfer to his son. It’s a transfer that has helped Ronaldo for over a decade to bamboozle the defenders.
After Mateo tried to copy the transfer, Ronaldo gave his suggestions on timing, physique positioning and how one can learn the opponent’s response.
The upcoming FIFA World Cup shall be Ronaldo’s sixth World Cup. It’s, by any cheap studying, his final. Portugal’s newspaper A Bola has put collectively numbers that inform their very own story. Amongst all outfield gamers at this event, Ronaldo is the oldest.
He has extra worldwide caps than anybody else right here – 226. He has scored extra worldwide objectives than anybody else – 143, in opposition to Messi’s 116. At 41 years and virtually 4 months, he’s nonetheless the central reality of this Portugal squad.
Coach Roberto Martínez doesn’t need anybody treating that as sentiment. “He scored 25 objectives in his final 30 worldwide video games,” Martínez instructed journalists.
“It’s not proper to say he’s solely within the squad for what he has completed and never for what he’s at present.” He went additional: “The starvation he has, the desire to dwell the subsequent day making an attempt to enhance – he’s an instance.” The message was clear. Ronaldo isn’t right here as a farewell tour. He’s right here as a result of he’s nonetheless ok.
Martínez started his first World Cup coaching session on the Metropolis of Soccer in Oeiras on Monday with 23 gamers. The 4 absentees – Nuno Mendes, João Neves, Vitinha and Gonçalo Ramos – had earned their relaxation.
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The PSG quartet had simply gained back-to-back European titles with the Parisian membership, the celebrations barely settled earlier than the World Cup clock began.
They’ll report on June 6, the identical day Portugal face Chile of their first warmup on the Nationwide Stadium in Jamor. 4 days later, a second pleasant in opposition to Nigeria in Leiria, after which on June 12 the squad flies to the USA.