Cristiano Ronald...OUT? Hindrance or hero for Portugal?

Is a 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo now holding Portugal back? The data suggests so...

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00:00I don't follow records, records are a mistake.

00:02He is unique, there is only one, and there will be only one.

00:05Numbers don't lie, numbers speak for themselves.

00:14You saw his availability on the pitch to help our team, it's incredible.

00:20For us as a national team, he is an example,

00:23someone that wants to win every day, someone that wants to compete every day.

00:30He is a legend.

00:48I understand the frustration of the fans,

00:50because Cristiano Ronaldo used to perform a lot

00:54and carry on with the national team to success for so many years.

01:00We used to see him score so many goals.

01:14I feel that there is a certain negativity around the national team.

01:17I have seen press conferences in the last few days,

01:20I don't like it, I don't like it.

01:23And even some of the questions you ask, I think it's a lack of respect.

01:43Did you ever think that your time in the national team had come to an end,

01:47or was it something that never crossed your mind?

01:49It never crossed my mind, on the contrary, it gave me even more motivation to continue.