{"id":238,"date":"2025-06-08T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=238"},"modified":"2025-06-08T00:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T00:59:26","slug":"ronaldo-rejects-offers-to-play-at-club-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=238","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldo rejects offers to play at Club World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo says he will not play at this month&#8217;s Club World Cup after turning down offers from participating teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 40-year-old is out of contract with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr at the end of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Asake - Organise (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_u4_iWCvZ5c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In May, Fifa president Gianni Infantino\u00a0raised the prospect of Ronaldo joining a team\u00a0involved at the Club World Cup after Al-Nassr&#8217;s failure to qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I will not be at the Club World Cup,&#8221; said Ronaldo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Some teams reached out to me. Some made sense and others did not, but you can&#8217;t try and do everything. You can&#8217;t catch every ball.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronaldo\u00a0posted on social media that &#8220;the chapter is over&#8221;\u00a0following Al-Nassr&#8217;s final league game of the season in May, leading to speculation he was set for a move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, sources have told BBC Sport that the club are confident of extending Ronaldo&#8217;s deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking before Portugal&#8217;s Nations League final against Spain on Sunday (20:00 BST), Ronaldo said a decision on his future was &#8220;almost final&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The striker joined Al-Nassr in 2023 after the termination of his deal with Manchester United.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He has scored 99 goals in 111 appearances for the club, including 35 times in 41 matches last term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ronaldo scored the winner in a 2-1 victory against Germany on Wednesday to book Portugal&#8217;s spot in the Nations League final. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/ce80kjky16ko\">(BBC)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo says he will not play at this month&#8217;s Club World Cup after turning down offers from participating teams. 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