Former Liverpool and Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole admires the physical condition of Al Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
— Cristiano challenges the laws of medicine. I remember when he was 35 years old I said: «Cristiano will play until he’s 45.» And everyone thought I had lost my mind. But I replied: «You’ll see, he will still score goals.» It’s just madness. Yes, I understand that the league he is playing in is often criticized. But if Ronaldo plans to continue his career, he won’t be able to do it in the Premier League, La Liga, or the Bundesliga. He is playing in the Saudi Arabian championship and continues to score goals.
And when he plays for the Portugal national team, against 85% of opponents he doesn’t need to exert himself physically as he did before. Just put him in front of the goal — he will score anyway. Therefore, I think Portugal will secure a confident victory in the match against Ireland," said Joe Cole.
It is worth recalling that Cristiano Ronaldo began his professional career in 2002. Since then, he has played 1,317 matches and scored 956 goals.