In an act of fatherly betrayal which falls narrowly short of Oedipus, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. admitted that Barcelona’s star forward Lamine Yamal is currently better than his dad—although it came with plenty of mitigation.
Ronaldo Sr. is at the opposite end of his career spectrum compared to Yamal. More than twice the age of his fellow forward, the 40-year-old Portugal icon has not played in one of Europe’s top five leagues since captaining Manchester United to a 3–1 defeat against Aston Villa in November 2022.
