Cristiano Ronaldo's next challenge is the final of the Nations League. Portugal faces Spain this Sunday in Munich (2:00 pm).
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The football star, the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, said Saturday at a press conference that it seems difficult for him and the Argentine Lionel Messi to play together after long years of sports rivalry, but added that he cannot say that “I will not drink from this water.”
Cristiano said he is very affection for Messi and Argentina – he remembered that his partner is Argentina – and said he has had invitations from that country to play the Club World Cup, a tournament that starts next weekend and will be held in the United States.
“I have a lot of love for Argentina, my wife is Argentina, and I have had invitations to play the Club World Cup with Argentina. I never say about this water I will not drink,” he replied to an Argentine journalist when he asked about the possibility of playing together. “You never know.”
These two minutes of Cristiano Ronaldo are spectacular. Lionel Messi, his love for Argentina and the confirmation that he received invitations from the country to play the Club World Cup. “You never know.” The best they will see this weekend ❤️pic.twitter.com/q3S2pJCJ3C
— VSports Team (@VSportsTM) June 7, 2025
He also referred to the moments he has shared with the Argentine star. “I also have a lot of affection for Messi. At first he did not speak anything of English and I translated him into the Golden Ball when they explained what we had to do.”
Cristiano and Messi distributed the Golden Ball award for years and, in the opinion of the Portuguese legend, that prize has lost relevance because now there is no consensus.
“My opinion is that the Golden Ball must be won by who has won the Champions League. But in the team that won the Champions League there are three or four candidates. I think the individual awards have lost relevance. Now that there is no consensus at 100×100,” he said.
The Club World Cup will not play
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo admitted this Saturday that he received offers to join a campus participating in the FIFA Club World Cup (June 14, July-3), but declined them and said they will not be in that tournament.
“I will not be in the Club World Cup, but they have contacted me,” he dropped on the eve of the European Nations League final, in which Portugal is measured to Spain. The appointment is this Sunday at the Allianz Arena in Munich, where both teams look for their second title in this tournament.
⚠️ Cristiano Ronaldo: “It is almost determined that I will not participate in Club World. Despite having received many invitations and proposals, there have been conversations, contacts … but you have to think in the short, medium and long term. You cannot dispute all the competitions.” pic.twitter.com/mlGjkIRq93
– Samuel Vargas (@Stargokok) June 7, 2025
At the end of May, Cristiano Ronaldo announced on his social networks the end of his chapter in the Saudi Nassr, which he joined in early 2023, without specifying what was going to be the next step. “I have made a decision and is almost definitive,” said Cristiano Ronaldo this Saturday, without revealing it.
“It makes no sense to talk about anything other than the selection, but yes, some teams have contacted me. But you can't reach all the balls,” explained the 40 -year -old, without revealing the identity of those clubs. He also talked about Lamine Yamal, the young star of Spain, her next opponent.
“The child is doing very well. He is in a great club, in a great selection, surrounded by a favorable environment. But the most important thing is to let him grow calm,” said Cristiano. “To enjoy many years of such a talent, you have to take pressure. You, the press, you can help letting you develop at your own pace.”
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