Ronaldo personally admits that he rejects the Club World Cup, his career has been counted down, Messi may become the ultimate Easter egg

"I have received invitations from many clubs, but not everything makes sense." At the UEFA Nations League final press conference on June 7, 40-year-old Ronaldo calmly faced the camera and announced that he refused to participate in the first Club World Cup after the reorganization. When the reporter asked about the remaining time in his career, he rarely expressed his true mood: "I have not had many years of playing football, and now I enjoy the present more. Maybe one day I wake up and say I don't want to play anymore." Behind the refusal to hustle and bustle is Ronaldo's sober countdown on his career. Ronaldo's core goal is directly aimed at the 2026 US, Canada and Mexico World Cup. If he can participate as scheduled, the 41-year-old will become the first legend in football to compete in the World Cup 6. The most moving turning point at the press conference was the first public response to the possibility of joining forces with Messi: "Who knows the future? Messi and I respect each other, and this friendship has lasted for 15 years." Although Miami International has qualified for the Club World Cup, Ronaldo's polite refusal has delayed "Messi on the same stage" again. Ronaldo's choice is not to not love the stage, but to see clearly the essential difference between performance and competition. At the end of his career, he no longer needs to rely on creating gimmicks to prove his value.

There is never a shortage of late heroes in football history, and there are few people who see the words clearly at the peak. When Ronaldo said frankly at the end of the press conference, "My career has told you everything", we finally witnessed the true reconciliation between a superstar and himself - the so-called legend is not crowned at the loudest applause, but hearing the voice of one's heart in the noise. There is never a shortage of new kings in the green field ascends the throne, but time teaches people to learn to leave.