Cristiano: “I don’t chase records, they chase me – I want to keep playing”

Ready to make history again is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Specifically, the Portugal confronts her Iceland for the qualifiers for Euro 2024, and the Portuguese star will reach 200 appearances with the national flag, being the first in the history of football to do so!

He himself, in one of his classic not-so-moderate statements, emphasized that “he doesn’t chase records, but they chase him”while he expressed his ambition to continue wearing her shirt for a long time Portugal.

In detail what he said:

On how much has changed since his debut until now: “Obviously we are changing, we are starting to perceive the game in a different way. Our first moments are always of innocence, of illusion, of discovery. In my case it was like that in the beginning, but now there are more important factors. We try to be an example. I can’t be the same as I was when I was 20. I want to keep going because I feel like I have a lot to give. Only God knows the future. I want to continue.”

For the 200 appearances he will reach with Portugal: “It’s hard to name just one game, I think there were so many good moments I had. I can’t name one. It’s always the easiest when you win the finals, the Euros, the Nations League. But there are a lot of good moments, a lot of wins, so I prefer to say that the most important game is the next game. I’m the first to reach 200 games, I’m very proud of that, it’s something I never thought of.

It means a lot. From the first day I was an international, it was always a dream to play for the national team. I want to keep playing, make my family, friends and Portuguese people happy. It’s been a long journey, but it won’t end soon, I hope. May Portugal win tomorrow, with or without my goals. Either Portugal follows its path towards the Euro”.

For the next record: “What remains for me to conquer? (laughs) I have no idea. I know there are records I hold. I have many others, but as I say, I say it honestly, I don’t chase records, they chase me. I am happy, it is also my motivation to continue at the highest level in the national team. It was something I never thought I would achieve. And I keep breaking records. Happy and I have the ambition to make history in Portugal.”