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Cristiano Ronaldo: What I Discussed With Anthony Joshua Last Summer
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his love for combat sports in a fascinating interview. The Juventus forward is renowned for his tiptop physique; one which has been shaped by activities like boxing.
The former Real Madrid superstar was the focus of a documentary from DAZN called ‘Parallel Worlds’ where he chats to boxer Gennady Golovkin.
“Playing football is my passion, but I prefer watching other sports on TV,” Ronaldo said during the documentary. “Between watching a football match or a boxing or UFC fight, I choose boxing or UFC.
“The best athletes are those that anticipate what is going to happen; that’s it’s like in a ring,” Golovkin added. “But it’s also the reason why, in matches, they clearly go after Cristiano, to take him out of the game.”
Ronaldo’s respect for combat sports, and boxing in particular, appears to have begun during his time at Old Trafford.
“When I was at Manchester United, a coach boxed with me,” Ronaldo continued. “I think practicing boxing is useful for football because it sharpens your senses and you learn to move.”
As part of the documentary, Ronaldo looked back over his development and how he became a professional footballer.
“I was born on the island of Madeira and, when I was 11, Sporting CP went to speak to my parents,” Ronaldo said. “They told them that they were interested in me, but that I’d have to leave to live in Lisbon.
“Leaving my family is the most difficult thing I’ve done in my life. My toughest moments were when I moved to Lisbon and when I lost my father.
“I think it’s good to have emotions. I don’t hide who I am. People say men don’t cry but, who said men don’t cry? We all have feelings and emotions and we have to express them.”
At the age of 35, Ronaldo is making a big effort to try to keep himself in top shape going into the latter stages of his career.
“Last summer, I had a chat with Anthony Joshua,” Ronaldo revealed. “At 33 you start to think your legs are going. I want to stay in sport, in football. People will look at me and say: ‘Cristiano was an incredible player but now he’s slow’. I don’t want that.
“You can change a lot about your body, but the problem isn’t that. It’s depends on your mindset, your motivation and your experience, which I think is the most complex thing.
“In sport, you can gain maturity. Look at [Roger] Federer in tennis; he’s 37 or 38 years old and he’s still at his peak, and there are some in boxing too.”
Ronaldo also took a moment to reflect on his career as a whole.
“I made sacrifices to be the best in the world, but the most important thing for me is being a good person,” he said.
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr
By
Olusola Jide Jide
Wed Feb 24 2021
Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr has stated that Nigeria is not yet good enough to win the FIFA World Cup yet.
Rohr who stated this in a YouTube interview session with New Central TV also said Africa cannot challenge other continents for the coveted title.
“We are not ready to win the world cup, for some reason, First reason for me is the organisation, still a lots of problems in travelling arrangement, preparations and venue for games.
“France is the champions at the moment, where are they playing? They are playing in PSG, Bayern Munich. Four of them are world champions at their clubs also.
“When you have your players in the best clubs there is a probability that you are the best team in the world.
“So what we have in Nigeria for example, we have our players in Fulham, in West Bromwich. It’s not Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester United or Barcelona. But the other ones have their players there.
“So it would be a miracle if we actually win the world cup, Rohr said.
Ex-Italy defender Mauro Bellugi had died after having both of his legs amputated following complications with Covid-19.
Bellugi was admitted to hospital in early November after being diagnosed with the virus.
He then underwent emergency surgery to amputate both of his legs after a pre-existing condition worsened.
The former Inter Milan player remained in a Milanese hospital and passed away on Saturday at the age of 71.
His loss has been felt across Italy where Serie A clubs all held a minute’s silence before kick-off at the weekend.
Germany’s strict new travel restrictions have cast doubt over RB Leipzig’s Champions League last 16 meeting with Liverpool, after a government spokesperson told AFP on Monday that the rules do not exempt professional athletes.
The ban on travellers from countries hit by new, more contagious coronavirus variants such as Britain contains “no special provision for professional sportspeople”, an interior ministry spokesperson told AFP.
Introduced on Saturday and in place until February 17, the new rules could scupper Premier League champions Liverpool’s trip to Leipzig’s Red Bull Arena the day before.
Unless they are granted special exemption, Liverpool staff and players would be unable to enter Germany from Britain according to the rules.
While coach Jurgen Klopp would be allowed into the country as a German national, he would have to leave most of his team behind.
Germany introduced the tougher travel restrictions on certain countries in a bid to limit the spread of new coronavirus variants.
The countries affected by the ban are Britain, Ireland, Portugal, Brazil and South Africa, as well as the southern African kingdoms of Lesotho and Eswatini.
The entry restrictions cover arrivals by air, bus, rail and sea, and allow exceptions for medical workers and others in key jobs.
Yet the interior ministry spokesperson said Monday that there would only be “a few, narrow exemptions”.
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