Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo was honoured with the FIFA Special Best award during the FIFA The Best awards ceremony in Zurich on Monday night.
Ronaldo was given the award for becoming the highest-scoring men’s player in international football history.
The record was previously held by Ali Daei who scored 109 goals for Iran but Ronaldo not broke the record, but he has 115 goals presently with the Portugal national team.
On receiving the award, Ronaldo said despite his age, he hopes to continue to play for many more years and that he still has passion for the sport and not just scoring goals.
“I still have the passion for the game. Not just to score goals. It’s to entertain myself because I’ve played football since I was five, six years old,” Ronaldo said.
“When I go out on the pitch, even in training, I’m still enjoying it and my motivation is still there. Even though I’m going to be 37 soon, I feel good, I feel motivated, I have been working hard since I was 18 years old and I continue to.
“I love the game. I still have that passion. I want to continue. People ask me sometimes how many more years I’m going to play and I say I hope to play another four, five years. It’s all mental because I think that if you treat your body [well], when you need your body it’s going to give it back.”
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The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has shown no signs of slowing down since his move from Juventus to Manchester United in the summer.
Ronaldo has been a standout performer in the side scoring the most goals of anyone at the club.
The Portuguese took to Instagram to reveal how honoured he was to receive the award, thanking his teammates, fans, family and friends.
“Winning The FIFA Special Best Award is a tremendous honor and a huge privilege,” Ronaldo wrote in an Instagram post.
“The fact that such a relevant institution chose to recognize me as the Top Goalscorer in the history of FIFA competitions is, for me, the pinnacle of my individual achievements in representation of my beloved country.
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“Now, it’s up to me to turn this award into extra fuel and motivation to help achieving all our goals at Man. United for this season, as well as to the upcoming play-off matches in March, so that Portugal can be at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and we can all keep writing this amazing story together.
“Last but not least, a special word to all the tremendous players that represented Portugal by my side over the last two decades, and to all the international players that I faced so many times all around the globe. Your talent, your professionalism and your quality always contributed to make me a better player.”
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