Ronaldo wants to be most capped player in history

Ronaldo wants to be most capped player in history

Cristiano Ronaldo made no secret Wednesday of his ambition to notch up one other world file — for the variety of worldwide caps — a day earlier than Portugal face Liechtenstein in Euro 2024 qualifiers.

The 38-year-old was named in new Portugal coach Roberto Martinez’s first squad regardless of being dropped from the beginning lineup for Portugal’s remaining matches of the World Cup in Qatar.

Ronaldo already holds the world file for males’s worldwide objectives, with 118, and the European males’s file of 196 caps, a tally that additionally equals the world landmark with Kuwait’s Bader Al-Mutawa.

“Records are my motivation,” Ronaldo informed reporters.

“I need to turn into probably the most capped participant in historical past. That would make me proud.

“But it doesn’t stop there, I still want to be called up very often.”

Ronaldo’s worldwide profession started in August 2003 in a pleasant in opposition to Kazakhstan and he has represented Portugal in each worldwide competitors since Euro 2004.

After the Liechtenstein match, Portugal face Luxemburg on Sunday.

Source: www.anews.com.tr