Cristiano Ronaldo, his validity and the great challenge this 2022 with his 37th birthday

Years go by and Cristiano Ronaldo It remains the same. Portuguese ages like good wine. His goals, records and titles have not ceased with 38 on top that he celebrates this Saturday. Not by chance the crack of the Man Utd He recently received an award at The Best 2021 for his records with Portugal, a gesture not to forget his validity. Although his moment is not the best with his club, after being eliminated in the FA Cup, he still has a long way to go.

Robert Lewandowski received the most attention from the latest The Best Awards, after being named -deservedly- the best footballer of 2021. But Cristiano Ronaldo, as usual, did not go unnoticed at the FIFA ceremony. The Portuguese star received a special award for breaking the absolute record for goals at national team level. This achievement could not go unnoticed by FIFA.

Cristiano Ronaldo He had already been conspicuous by his absence at the France Football Ballon d’Or ceremony. It did not even enter the Top5 of the most important award of the night. However, the story was not the same in ‘The Best’, where he was minimally considered so that the smile would not be erased from his face.

– Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2021 –

It has not been the best year Cristiano Ronaldo, but there are many things to rescue.

According to said soccer entity, Bican scored 805 goals throughout his career, which means that Cristiano has not yet achieved the absolute record. Be that as it may, the Portuguese crack already has 803 goals and it will be a matter of a few games -or perhaps just one- so that he can boast this historical mark.

The fact that CR7 has exceeded 800 conquests is the clear reflection that his goalscoring performance has not decreased in the last year. In fact, the ‘Comandante’ appears in the Top 5 of the top scorers of 2021, although he has us used to always leading the table.

In the table, only four goals separate him from the second, Kylian Mbappé, but he does have a great disadvantage of 22 goals with respect to the leader Lewandowski.

While on an individual level he always stands out, as he did with his first and only Capocannoniere, after being the top scorer in Serie A 2020/21 with 29 goals.

Likewise, although they did not manage to get past the round of 16 of the last European Championship with Portugal,

As for records, in 2021 the Portuguese broke several, as he always does. Among the most important marks of that year is that it became top scorer in the European Championship with 14 goals, the player with the most appearances in the Champions League (181) and the all-time top scorer for national teams with 115 goals.

2022 challenge

With his 38 years on his back, this year Cristiano Ronaldo has a great responsibility on his shoulders. It’s not just about lifting Manchester United, a complicated task due to the limitations of the English team. It must also deliver everything with Portugal.

The Portuguese suffered in the World Cup Qualifiers with a defeat on the last date against Serbia, which placed them in the UEFA playoffs, where they will face Turkey at home in the semifinals of zone C. If they win, they will clash with the winner of Italy vs. North Macedonia. All matches are single game.

That is to say, Cristiano will have to win two games to just get into the World Cup. He will have to shut out Turkey and then possibly Italy, last year’s EURO champions. After that, he will only be able to be in Qatar.

Cristiano has competed in four world championships, the 2006 being the best in terms of position. He disputed the duel for third place against Germany, but had to settle for fourth place in the competition.