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40-year-old Ronaldo leads the UEFA Champions League to renew his contract with Saudi Arabia! He earns 200 million euros a year and wins 35 goals. Is this called retirement or raising money?

9:51pm, 12 June 2025Football

Royce had just helped Portugal win the UEFA trophy and turned around and signed a new contract with Saudi Arnasr. The 40-year-old veteran scored 35 goals in a single season and ran even harder than the 25-year-old boy in the desert. He still grabbed the spot in the penalty area and still had the "decisive killing machine". But the fans are quarreling - is this considered a pity that is not old, or is it a false prosperity piled up with money?

What is the level of the Saudi League? The average audience per game last season was less than 5,000, and the defensive intensity was even looser than the training matches of the five major leagues. Ronaldo frantically brushed data against the semi-professional defender, 12 penalty kicks out of 35 goals, and 7 were empty goals. In the Premier League La Liga, it is a miracle to score 10 goals at this age!

What is more heart-wrenching is the choice. Many teams in the five major leagues want to loan him to play the Champions League, but Ronaldo doesn't raise his eyelids: "My future is in Saudi Arabia." In his 200 million euro annual salary, the trophy cabinet is filled with gold-plated trophy customized by Saudi tycoons. But what about the real competitive stage? Last year, he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League, and Ronaldo scored zero goals in two rounds.

Turn Portugal to win the championship and turn back to Saudi Arabia to count the money - What is Ronaldo pursuing? If the Saudi League continues to win 0 championships next year, will the 200 million euro contract be a medal or a fig leaf?

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