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Published 17:17 31 Dec 2022 GMT
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It signifies the story of a man too stubborn to listen to the noise around him, instead opting to live in his own fantasy that he is still at the top of his game.
His decline is one that is completely normal for any 37-year-old in elite football. He's not the new kid on the block, he's the grandparent that reminisces on tales of his youth to the younger counterparts, imparting his wisdom upon them while still having his odd moment of magic here and there.
Unsatisfied with his new-found role as an impact player and refusing to believe that his days are numbered, he threw his toys out of the pram. While his explosive interview with Piers Morgan did some good - publicly calling out the Glazers - it was the nail in the coffin for his days at the top.
Realistically, nobody was going to take a chance on him. The old saying is that no player is bigger than the club, but in Ronaldo's case, he always thinks he is bigger than the club.
Aspirations of finding a Champions League club willing to sacrifice team harmony all in the name of making a few extra quid from shirt sales and a boost in attendances were borderline impossible. Juventus and United had suffered already, there was no club hoping it would be third time lucky.
Eventually the penny dropped for Ronaldo and here we are now, with his effective retirement from club football and probably the end of his international career too.
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