Cristiano Ronaldo said in 2025 that he doesn’t “dream” of winning the World Cup, nor will not winning it “define” his career. The latter is undeniably true.
Ronaldo has changed the course of soccer history since first kicking a ball for Sporting CP in 2002 and were it not for Lionel Messi, his remarkable achievements would stand completely alone—kind of like Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal existing on the tennis court at the same time as Novak Djokovic.
