The Portuguese superstar is playing football “with joy” in Saudi Arabia. He seems much more approachable and welcoming.

December 2022. What was supposed to be a dream month ended in a nightmare. Everything Cristiano Ronaldo had planned in his head finally fell apart. The World Cup in Qatar was perhaps the worst moment of his career.

For very different reasons: because of his relationship with the national team, because this was the first time Portuguese fans had publicly criticised him and because he was looking to leave Manchester United for a ‘top’ club in Europe…

Cristiano was under psychological pressure for the first time. He had many doubts, among others, whether he should continue in the ‘Seleccao’. But the Portuguese player tried to become stronger after one of the worst moments of his career.

Turning point

The former Sporting, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus player took refuge with his family and became “humanitarian”.

After the World Cup, he realized many times that when you are at the top, you are not aware of reality. Now he seems happier and enjoys life without pressure or suffering.

Signing for Al-Nassr gave Ronaldo what he needed: to play for fun and to be able to be happy again in a period of his career where his characteristics, on the pitch, were no longer the same as 10 years ago.

There are things that haven’t changed: he continues to give his all, his body still responds, and he hasn’t lost sight of his goal.

” It’s someone else”

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of those people who rarely attend press conferences. He avoids contact with the media.

That has all changed: he now speaks at every training camp in Portugal, he is present in mixed and press-friendly areas.

Those closest to Ronaldo say he is a different person. He is very approachable and on the pitch he has become a role model.

CR7 understands that the game does not always happen through him. He is there to help and do what he does best: score goals.

Cristiano has scored in four of his last five games. The former Real Madrid player is experiencing new sensations in countries he has never visited, such as Iran, where he was welcomed by the Head of State during the Asian Cup match.

Thousands of fans followed him from the airport to his hotel by coach . In fact, he had to go out of his window at night to ask them to stop the party because he needed to rest.

Ronaldo also showed his most humane and lovable side: CR7 privately welcomed a child and a disabled artist.

Play football with joy

Now CR7 continues to enjoy himself without too much pressure and is closer to everyone.

That is the best thing possible for everything he has achieved in his 20-year career. You feel comfortable and want to move forward without thinking about the distant future.

His main goal is to be 100% fit for Euro 2024. But those who follow him know that CR7 also wants to aim for the World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico in 2026.