Cristiano Ronaldo said on Thursday he has put his recent troubles at Manchester United behind him after scoring for a record fifth time. World Portugal beat Ghana 3–2 in the cup.
Aging icon Ronaldo scored a 65th-minute penalty to move past Pele, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose, who netted in four World Cups just days after parting ways with Manchester United.
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Despite being named man of the match in Portugal’s opening Group H win, he graced the media with a two-minute press conference in which he answered a question.
“It was a beautiful moment, my fifth World Cup, we won, and we started on a good foot. It’s a very important win, we know the first match is important, but so is the world record. Which makes me very proud,” Ronaldo said.
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Premier League giants United announced this week that Ronaldo was leaving after criticizing the club and manager Erik ten Haag in a TV interview.
But he showed no signs of straining from the bitter end of his time at Old Trafford in a win that also saw Joao Felix and rising star Rafael Leao score.
“It was an important step, it was a week that ended this chapter. It is closed, and we want to start on a good foot,” Ronaldo said.
“I could help my team and everything else doesn’t matter.”
Portugal coach Fernando Santos praised the 37-year-old, who is playing his last World Cup as a legend of the game.
Santos said, “I believe people will continue to talk about his achievements, he is a phenomenon, a legend like no other in football.”
“In 50 years’ time we will continue to talk about him.”
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