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Topics: Donald Trump, USA, Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, Football
Marcus Chan
Topics: Donald Trump, USA, Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, Football
President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has previously issued a seven-word response when speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo.
Ronaldo, 40, is one of the greatest players to ever play the sport having represented clubs such as Sporting Clube de Portugal, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and Al Nassr.
So far, the Portuguese has managed to score 797 goals in 1057 club appearances. On the international stage, Ronaldo has scored 154 times in 253 matches.
Back in 2018, during a visit to the White House, Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa spoke about Ronaldo with Trump.
As reported by CNN, the US President said: "They say he is the greatest player."
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Trump then asked De Sousa: "So, tell me, how good a player is he? Are you impressed?"
De Sousa replied: "I’m very much impressed. He’s the best player [in] the world."
Trump then quizzed De Sousa on whether Ronaldo could challenge him for the presidency.
He said: "So will Christian [sic] ever run for president against you? He wouldn’t win! You know he won’t win?"
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After pausing for thought, De Sousa responded: "Well, President, you know [there’s] something I must tell you: Portugal is not the United States. It’s a little different!"
Last summer, Ronaldo sat down with former United teammate Rio Ferdinand to talk about his ambitions moving forward.
He said: “I know I’m still looking good, I look good, I feel I can still dribble, shoot, score goals and jump. The day that I start to feel that I’m producing nothing, listen, I pack my bags and I go away.
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"But it’s far from that because as I told you, I don’t want to be cocky, I scored 60 goals this season(23/24). Then the people say I didn’t score in five matches in the Euros, I scored 130, I’m the most goal scorer in history. I will put the level even higher."