"I was the best scorer this season. Imagine beating very strong young players like Haaland... I'm proud. And I'll soon be 39 years old."
CristianoRonaldo is the protagonist on the stage in Dubai during the GlobeSoccer Awards.
The Portuguese also won the "Maradona Award" as best scorer of the year thanks to the 54 goals scored in 59 games in the year ahead of Kylian Mbappé (52 goals in 53 games), Harry Kane (52 goals in 57 games) and Erling Haaland (50 goals in 60 games).
Cristiano Ronaldo also talks about his retirement: "I live day after day, I don't know how much I still see myself in this world. With some problems that I had both on a personal and professional level, I have come to think in a different way. At the moment I feel good, I still am capable of scoring a few goals and helping both my team and the national team. I don't know when the retirement will arrive, it will certainly be soon. And by soon I mean 10 days or 10 years more, let's see. Obviously I'm joking, it will be soon, who knows."
"I like it when people still doubt me and then I succeed, I don't let myself be influenced by criticism."
The Portuguese player took home three titles: the "Maradona Awards" as best scorer of the calendar year, the "Best Player of the Year in the Middle East" award and the "Player of the Year chosen by the fans" award.
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