Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player in the history of FIFA World Cup to score goals in his 5th consecutive World Cup. playing their first group match against Ghana ,Portugal received Penalty in the second half of match and Ronaldo scripted his name in the FIFA World Cup .Portugal won against Ghana By 3-2 in a nail biting match and registered their first win in the tournament. After winning the match Ronaldo shared photo on Instagram with caption “Scoring in 5 World Championships is achieving an achievement that I would never dare dream of ,but it is also proof that there are no impossibilities “
Why FIFA World Cup 2022 Important For Cristiano Ronaldo ?
37 years old ,Cristiano Ronaldo would be playing his last World Cup ,Ronaldo would be thinking to end his international career for Portugal with world cup Trophy .Portugal has not been able to won World Cup Trophy, Under Ronaldo Captaincy Portugal has won their first major trophy Euro cup in 2016 and also lifted the Nations League Title in 2019 .This is golden opportunity for Ronaldo to win the world cup and create history for their nation .
Rivalry Between Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi ?
As Cristiano Ronaldo become the first player to score goals in his 5th consecutive world cups but his rival Lionel Messi is not far behind ,In This World cup ,Leo Messi scored goal in the match Saudi Arabia and become the first Argentina player to score in 4 consecutive World Cups .Cristiano Ronaldo is the highest goal scorer with 118 goals in 192 matches in the world while Lionel Messi comes comes second on the active goal scorer with 86 goals till now with and Sunil Chhetri from India is the third player with 84 goals till now . So Rivalry of Supremacy has always been between these two legends. The Ballon d’Or ( Golden Ball ) is considered to the football most important ,Lionel Messi has received this awards for record 7 times while Cristinao Ronaldo was nominated for 18 times but he won this award for 5 times . Both the players are leading their respective team in this FIFA World cup ,Both want to win this world cup for their country and make their names in the football history .
Manchester United Terminated Cristiano Ronaldo Contract:
After his controversial interview with British Reporter Piers Morgan in which he bluntly criticized Manchester United owners and Manager Ten Hag , Manchester United terminated Cristiano Ronaldo contract with immediate effect .According to reports Cristiano Ronaldo earns around 466,000 pounds per week playing for Manchester United after the termination ,Ronaldo manager Jorge Mendes is in discussion with Saudi Arabian Club,Al-Nassr which is giving a whopping offer of 186 million pounds for 5 times golden ball winners .After Qatar world cup ,Ronaldo will be seen playing for Al-Nassr with a lucrative 62 million pounds per year deal .even this will be the first time Ronaldo will be playing outside Europe .
Most Followed Person On Social Media Platform
Ronaldo has been so much popular across the world ,He is having 502 millions followers on social media Site Instagram While Lionel Messi is the second most followed person with 379 millions followers on Instagram .This week Ronaldo has crossed 500 millions followers on Instagram and on that occasion he thanks his fans and followers by sharing a special video on Instagram .Social media play very important role in Ronaldo as he keep sharing his fitness video and training images and video on his many social media accounts its help to have brand endorsement from the many companies ,Cristiano is associated with many brands and companies as a brand ambassador and he is charging millions of dollars for per post in his social media profiles .
Portugal is in Group H ,After winning their first group match against Ghana ,Portugal will face Uruguay on November 29 and in their last group stage match they will play against South Korea on December 2 .