My thoughts on my 2023/24 season and the truth about my future. Talk with my friend Rio (PART 1)

when you going to invite me man I'm never going to show away never never and I will try to score if I don't score next game I will try to score I wanted to reach 1,000 gold in Mar you know how old are you going to be [Laughter] there so Chris man we're in this wicked Studio I love it man and you know what we're going to do I've seen these things here and I think every time we're going to change topic they call Buzz no the buzz buzz yeah I'll just bang it or you

bang it when you want to change it you can start let's start then man right Saudi you go in there huge news like you changed everything when you went there like what were the most difficult things for you to adapt to when you went to Saudi coming from Europe Rio as you know my whole life it's it's about challenge I left my house with 11 years old to live in a big city so for me it's easy because I Chang Madera to Lisbon Lisbon to England England to Italy Italy I'm back Spain Spain for me

it's not a problem for me you know it's it's part of my life I'm used to have this kind of life and um to be honest was very easy for me you can speak about religion or about the weather but no countries is perfect so for me the adaptation was easy and I really love it to be there to be honest it's interesting what you said about like no country is perfect that's exactly what I was thinking when it when I saw you go and I saw the news start coming out about Saudi and I

saw a lot of the the Western World saying a pointing the finger saying negative stuff and I'm like are we that good are we that perfect that we have got no problems like everyone has problems man but it's about facing the problems and then making a step forward I mean and and is there any things that you've thought well I didn't didn't expect that to be there when when you went there or that have been good positive as well or negative as I told you before for me all the countries have their is issues it's

normal there they have fantastic things to be honest I'm really happy to be there me and my family I saw you on the beach and yes yes for example the Red Sea which is is my my second house or the first house because it's it's place that unbelievable is like a diamond there I love to be there when you going to invite me man what's going on I need to we speak about that you you will love it you and your family trust me it's one of the the most beautiful places I ever been yes

yes and not only that part they have for example alula which is in some place in the desert have you been there I've been there an amazing Place youve been in alula yeah when I went there my friend started crying it's beautiful we went we went into the hotel and my friend was see I look around and my friend he was like yeah yeah yeah you know why because the it's sag sag spiritual yeah spiritual spiritual it's spiritual you can feel the energy there that they they have some spiritual thing I felt as well to

be honest I did and they have that they have the Red Sea they have even in the mountains they have snow that people snow in the Saudi yes they have snow they have everything so is a lovely country I love to be there my family love to be there and um as I told you the adaptation for me wasn't too difficult uh and I'm happy there what the differences between the leagues cuz everyone says oh the League's not any good you play there you know like what's the differ all the leagues all the leagues they

are different uh in my opinion it's the people speak more than they really know all the leagues in my opinion they have issues uh but the league I tell you 100% and you can when you're going to do interview to another players who play there they will told you it's not easy it's not easy it's very difficult plus the weather which is is very hot and you know when it's hot it's more difficult to to to to maintain the level of the game but in my opinion the league is very very good and they still

grow and grow and improve and uh I'm I'm happy because I was the pioner of the the country in football so I'm glad for that yeah a bit like like like beex beex in America at the MLS what he's doing over there and what he's done has been magic and then and what you're doing here even to my mind even you're like you've created a whole movement of people coming how much pressure did you feel being the first real big star to come out and say and then say to everybody come on follow me how

was that big pressure for you real you know as as as I was young you know I had the a different personality uh I believe in myself in other not only football but in other areas as well to be honest was zero pressure I didn't have any pressure what to when I moved there I didn't feel pressure for me pressure even it was everyone going crazy crazy you know for me for me the pressure it's the people who was in a war that they don't have foods to hit they deal with the with the guns

during the night shots for me this is the real pressure as I told you before I I left my house with 11 12 years old I cry every day so honest I'm not I'm not going to tell you that's to be cocky or whatever but pressure was Zero of course you have the other issues make sense going to work out professionally professionally but in the other way to be honest I felt I felt free because I any place I play I show my love level and I knew it that I will be there I will

show my level as well I will improve the league and I knew it that the players will follow me I knew it because not only the terms of financial which is is obvious the main point can say but as well the culture of football I knew it the culture of Saudi football was nice because I have friends who play there before coaches Portuguese coaches was there and of course if you ask me you expect so quick a big starts will move there no but I will expect that the football will change because of me did

you did you uh you I can't get my head out of you crying when you left home um at 11: what what was that whole process like and that feeling like cuz I know how close you are to your mom like you're I always when the people ask me about you the first thing I always say is a family man and like your mom's connection with you is like probably mine with my mom what it was like so so leaving your mom for the any young people that are watching how difficult is that and how

did you deal with that for me was the main point the big switch of my life was to suffer a lot in that moment this is why I'm more willing and capable now to deal with the bad moments which we all have bad moments when I mooved with 11 12 years old there was the really really hard for me without my my my my family my mom my daddy my my brothers and sisters imagine your kid with 11 years old to go London to I don't know another country another country or it's hard now my

boys are playing football 1 hour away and it's my head is going crazy it's difficult but my but my mom and my dad always support me to say listen Cristiano if you want to follow your dream we be hard for us we'll be hard for you but we don't we give you opportunity and I left and it was was tough and I'm I'm blessed and I'm happy because to pass in that moment with that difficult situation now I'm capable to you know another chapter of my life to deal with the with all pressures that we

still have in the football way of football with the family with the wife everything Hey listen let's go to Euro 24 we need to do that again sorry euro24 and listen I couldn't come and speak to you without asking you like now you had time to reflect when you was in that in that tournament and you were crying um what was that like because you got some people saying ah why is he crying is he ego it's this is that what what what is the reasons behind it and how do you feel now about looking

back it's much more easy to criticize that appreciate what what you really have you know we knows the Press how works if you speak good don't sell you have to speak bad is normal and if you speak about about Cristiano you're coming in the first page is normal because I'm the most follow guy in the world it's not because only because of my pretty face but in everything you know why Christian is the number one follow in the world why why do you think many things there's goals football trophies trophies family way lifestyle everything because

people say why they Fallen because they in some way they like me you understand I think and the criticize all is going to exist and it's part of the business for me this is is not a problem your question was in why you crying why you cry for example I speak last night about that when you have passion for what you're doing you cannot be worried about how your feelings if for example I cry the day that I missed the penalty which is I believe that Oak did a fantastic save okay but let's interpret it

that I missed the penalty when I cry it's not because I cry because I felt that if I don't score that penalty and if Portugal will be eliminated they going to world will collapse on me not because of that real no it's people they don't know they don't know me it's imagine that the last 27 penalties you score you miss in that period you feel like bad from yourself you don't even thinking about that the people who come to the stadium your kids your mom your girlfriend everyone I felt sad because of that you think

I'm will thinking I missed the penalty but Portugal going to falling down on me they're going to say we failed because Christiano Miss I didn't even think about that I swear to God I failed because I make pressure to myself you know me since with 11 years old I always make pressure to me Cristiano you are the best player in the world in my mind I'm always thinking in that way and I put a lot of pressure to myself you have good sides when the things go good okay but when the things go wrong you

feel that too because you make too much pressure to me I make pressure to me but I love that I know to deal with that but when I missed the penalty I felt bad with myself the fans the family not because other stuff that people say that I is not that I saw you looking into the crowd was it like your mom or your kids CU I know what that gets me emotional in the World Cup I cried during the national Anem my mom screaming and it all came like this moment what a moment and

I CRI special moments is emotional Pro moments when you saw your mom D exactly you have to express yourself you cannot hiid in this kind of stuff for me if you're hiding you you you lie to yourself you have to be yourself doesn't matter if the people like or not you you think I'm going to change now I Christian s is always I'm going to change now you think with nearly 40 years old I'm going to change of course not oh you like me or you don't like me it's part of the life for me

it's not a problem in the national team it was like that I people say ah he's done he's 39 he's getting old you know why because I didn't score the goal yeah and and the rest and the past well in qualifiers you scored like 10 goals 10 goals in qualifiers together and before the I scored two goals against Ireland but this is part real even even if I will score in Euros not we will change what Cristiano are you people try to to hide and stuff and speak bad listen I don't no problem tomorrow I

will play against the national team and I will try to score if I don't score next game I will try to score if I will be like that does that affect you though so it doesn't affect you if you don't score goals are you the same person around the TR I'm always want to score goals for me it doesn't matter matter to play against France and to play against etak for me it doesn't matter don't change nothing if you don't score what are you like though what are you like to be around are you are

you rude vistro remember when he didn't score he was a nightmare we could win 3-0 he didn't score he's sitting like this yeah are you I have one thing that I learned real it's you can be upset in the moments after the game if we win it's always better but if you win if I score I will be a little bit more happy I have to be honest I'm not going to be like that no or if you lost in the game you have to show during this period or during that you are pissed it's

part of but next day I'm very capable and I learn that listen Cristiano let's go life continue past is past he never come again the present it's the best gift that we have in our life the present because you know you don't know that what's going to happen tomorrow you don't know I don't know he don't know so leave the present how soon is that game or that moment gone then so you finished the game in a change of mind I can imagine you being we done sh was [ __ ] you was [ __

] I was [ __ ] and how soon is that game then gone for the next game some some some games and some moments you're getting a little bit more upset for example after Theos to eliminate penalties against friends take two days because it's special moment pressure but that's it listen third day go back to the gym work because you have more to show you understand life continue you cannot live in the past I'm really good on that you understand I learn by the hears that listen Christian let's go because pain you going to have

all the time uncertainty and constant work constant work constant work doesn't matter What's happen it's going to happen in your life you have to continue this is the way I see the life and football especially so the performances of Portugal in the tournament in Euros 24 like what's your thoughts on that now you've had a bit of time to reflect cuz I had you as one of the four or five favorites to win R when you lost the penalties it's this year this year I I lost three competitions by penalties wow who who who who

going to tell me that this year I will win three trophies can be a signal you never know this is football you know football as much as I know that it's like that football is like that you lost the penal but the game before we win the penalties M so this has happened so for me I can't say that was average uh tournament but if you win the penalties you will play semi-final against Spain semi-final okay people will understand much better they was eliminated for Spain or not you never know semi-finals was like the limit

but in my opinion we lost penalties against France which is we control the game we had the best uh chances it's football is difficult because nobody like to L but in my in my point of view Portugal do average we always can do it better but is a lesson for the future in my opinion I see when when people were talking about I was doing the TV and I see people talking about Portugal why is why is Cristiano playing all the minutes why is he always he's on the pitch the whole time why doesn't the

manager take take him out what do you feel or what's your opinion on stuff like that like guess the critics Hall is going to exist but the people forget one thing CHR don't score goals I scored two goals I scored two goals I was the first one to show that I miss but I will I'm not going to Shy Away Big I'm going to be I'm going to be here even if I miss I will shoot you understand and I scored two goals decisions are you are you one is that what you're thinking about your

teammates then you're thinking about I'm going to show you listen confidence give you confidence I'm real I'm always will be like that I'm never going to sh away never never and you know me since young I'm not shy away I'm not that that scared ass that I have Crump whiches is I understand some people they don't want to shoot pen because they feel they don't feel confident it's okay I respect that but Cristiano never will do that never even if I miss one time I will shoot the second time if I lose the second time

I will shoot the third time I'm not afraid but always the people take the most the the the the worst part not always is the the good part if you ask me you you want to score uh during the game yes but doesn't happen what I'm going to do I'm going to cry the fans love me you understand and this is my motivation to carry on to play football people love me nobody going to take my sh Ching away because it's crazy though man you know it's crazy I just sit there and just think [

__ ] just relax now man just chill and you send me messages sometimes on the text yeah we're both watching the same game in different parts of the world and you go what's that look at that or look at I've I could score more and I'm like bro relax you've done it all you've done everything but you've got like an insatiable desire and Obsession to just keep on like proving people wrong like you said or breaking new but in this period the last few years I prove not to the people who are careless I don't

I don't care about what the people say it's not to show my kids they are my inspiration because they are young they see everything and uh of course it's myself first I mean I still love to play football for example this year I scor more than 16 goals with 39 and a half and uh but you're finished they say some people say oh he's finished goals they say whatever they want but do you see all that you you listen to it you hear it you see it and use it as fuel sometimes but real to

be honest I'm 39 in in and and half I care less about what because even when you do it good they criticize you but and criticize you is part of your journey you understand so it's I don't care about that because even even if I will win the Euros I will continue my anger will maintain the same you understand it doesn't matter for me if you win or if you lost I will stand up the next day and I will continue bro if I won the Euros at 39 years old bro the the cigar the

feet would be up the the the whiskey I would be doing it all man and I don't understand how I can't and I played elite football I just still can't it surprises me it astounds me sometimes when I hear you and you're getting up every day the same like that like you're 18 years old it's it's hard to explain but I like to make people happy too you know I have fans whatever world all over the world and I see them highs when they see me just you know when I score goals and they do

it in the street every time and I want them yes I want I want to make them happy you know and I'm still I don't know when I'm going to finish if you ask me of course I'm closer to finish that I I have just talk about finish come talk about this good I like this this talking about the longevity and and the the rest of your career and another thing that I learned since you play more you learn many many many things and uh one things that I learned in a few years is like

enjoy the moment enjoy the moment VI leave the moment because you you don't know what's going to happen tomorrow so I know that I'm still looking good I mean not bad not bad I look good you know I feel that I still can dribbling still shooting score goals jumping the day that I start to feel that I'm not produc nothing listen I pack my bags and I go away but it's far from that because as I told you I don't want to be cookie at I scored 16 goals this season now you're going to goal

6 60 wow now you're going to speak me about H five goals you don't score in ARs and what's going on what's the problem I score 130 I'm the most goal scorer in the world history [ __ ] but I will I will put the level even I I will put the level even I soon I will do it 900 and after I will be one one 1,000 and I want to see yes you're going to put to 1,000 I want to reach 1,000 goals in [ __ ] no how old you going to be

then when you playing still 4 well I will try 41 we don't know yeah this is why I told you I want to leave the but if I'm not have injuries TCH this is for me it's the most important I want that I want that for me it's the best mark that I can have in football is to to reach first night 900 goals after my challenge is to be 1,000 goals with one different all the goals that I score they have video so I can prove that it's you're bastard you're bastard they all have

video you're talking about this you're talking about they haven't got the my goals all goals certifications and if you want more goals I I can bring from the training too so no problem all the goals with video and I will prove to the people after they prefer this player or this or this is the best I don't care about that I remember when we were younger it was in every phase of your life was competition in the arguing with Nani or with Anderson and the guys about one about a tomato or something like stupid and

used to go Rio and I us to go yeah and you go oh see I told you stupid [ __ ] whatever but um and table tennis when I us to slap you a little bit but are you still competitive like that now every walk of your life yeah I was in the Red Sea a couple days ago I play Everyday paddle ask him and me and Cristiano Jor yeah you get mad is it oh he don't speak with me like for two days he the same as you remember when IET this is why I'm

happy this is why I'm happy and even the small one mat yeah they are peie with the vein very always piss but I like this is show that they have Personality yeah yeah but serious my kids they are like me and I don't teach them they see by example because you know sometimes I when I lost I get angry sometimes I'm cry depend of the moment and they are kind of the same so even with my kids I compete even with a G I'm all always want to win so I don't give nothing for free

you remember when Nani used to cry used slap him remember nny yeah cry man Anderson flipping yes no they were it was it was good time for