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In the conversation with Piers Morgan, Cristiano Ronaldo talked about various topics that shocked the public, and one of the topics was Leo Messi, his rival, and the man with whom he has been competing for almost 15 years.
Cristiano Ronaldo has respect for the Argentine and for everything he has achieved in his career. The Portuguese also emphasized that his wife is from Argentina, and that Messi will always have his respect. “Amazing player is magic, top,” Ronaldo said, as quoted by eurosport.com “As a person, we share the stage 16 years, imagine, 16 years, we share.
“'So, I have great relationship with him.
I'm not friend of him in terms of, what I mean friend is the guy who was with you in your house, speaking on the phone, no, but it's like a team-mate.
“He’s a guy that I really respect the way he always speak about me.
'Even his wife or my wife, my girlfriend, they always respect and they're from Argentina.
'My girlfriend is from Argentina.
So good. What I am going to say about Messi? A great guy who does great things for football”.
Cristiano Ronaldo and retirement
Cristiano Ronaldo looks great even at the age of 37, and many younger players can envy him.
It is still not known how long he will play, but his plan is to play until he is 40 years old. However, many factors will influence his decision, and for now the World Cup is his focus. “I want to play two years more, three years more,” Ronaldo said.
“So two or three years maximum. I want to finish with 40.
“I think 40, will be a good age… But I don't know, I don't know the future. Sometimes you plan one thing for your life and as I told many times, the life is dynamic.
“And you never know what's going to happen”.
