Cristiano Ronaldo finishes 2023 as year\u2019s highest goal scorer with impressive tally of 54 goals
\nIslamabad
\nAfter being subjected to seemingly never-ending retirement rumours, legendary striker Cristiano Ronaldo has finally responded to the hearsay \u2014 and the answer is not what you might expect.
\nRonaldo, 38, has been in the crosshairs of fans and critics who have targeted the Portuguese strike for choosing the \u201ceasy\u201d Saudi Pro League over European football leagues \u2014 considered as elite tournaments around the world.
\nThe Al Nassr striker took to social media, after his side convincingly triumphed over Al Taawoun with a 4-1 score, to address the criticism and rumour mill revolving around his retirement from the sports.
\n\u201c54 \u2014 I\u2019ll say when it\u2019s finished,\u201d read the caption on Ronaldo\u2019s Instagram post after the Portuguese striker netted another goal in his no less than remarkable calendar year.
\nThe number 54 refers to the number of goals that Ronaldo managed to score in the calendar year \u2014 seemingly a euphemistic response to those who believe him to be in twilight of his career.
\nRonaldo ends 2023 as the leading goalscorer in the year. Behind him are Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe with 52 each. A huge turnaround for a player who scored just 16 goals in 2022. If he continues like this, there is no reason as to why CR7 can\u2019t continue to excel at the highest level.
\nThe star footballer has already expressed his desire to secure at least five titles with Al Nassr before retiring. Therefore, it appears that the five-time Ballon d\u2019Or winner isn\u2019t considering retirement in the near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cristiano Ronaldo finishes 2023 as year\u2019s highest goal scorer with impressive tally of 54 goals Islamabad After being subjected to seemingly never-ending retirement rumours, legendary striker Cristiano Ronaldo has finally responded to the hearsay \u2014 and the answer is not what you might expect. Ronaldo, 38, has been in the crosshairs of fans and critics […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":378011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-377998","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n