Cristiano Ronaldo, the star of Juventus and the captain of Portugal, confirmed that age is just a number for him, and the "Don" showed this with conclusive evidence in his country's friendly match against Spain.
In the 87th minute of the match, which ended in a goalless draw, the "Madeira missile" - at the age of 36 - was able to cover a distance of 92 meters (from the penalty area of his country to the penalty area of the Spanish team) within 10 seconds, and this is an unprecedented number for the time of the match, the age of the player and the registered number .
36-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo going box-to-box in 10 seconds in the 87th minute 🏃♂️💨 pic.twitter.com/y1xZmSFbjw
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 4, 2021
After one of Ronaldo's colleagues managed to extract the ball from the opponent and started a counter-attack, Ronaldo ran as fast as he could to reach the penalty area of Spain in an attempt to get the ball, but the defense of the "Matador" team saved the ball and returned it to the latter's goalkeeper.
🇵🇹 Cristiano Ronaldo covered over 60 meters in 7 seconds.
36 years old 🤯pic.twitter.com/bRmRize8dF
— Yellow Football (@YellowFootbal) June 4, 2021
Social media activists interacted with the video, which spread like wildfire for the first Friday match, and tweets said:
- "It's a machine"
- "Another reason why Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world"
- "I've never seen anything like this before."
Ronaldo Usain Bolt.