After an underwhelming start to his La Liga campaign, Cristiano Ronaldo has finally kickstarted his season with an impressive goalscoring run.
Still, Real Madrid are already 14 points behind Barcelona and at 32-years-old, it’s now clear that the Portuguese legend is on the decline as a player.
With three years left on his contract, it’s natural that he would start to consider the next stage of his life. He told Sky Italia:
"People sometimes speak about age – sometimes I do not agree because you have younger players who always have injuries or do not take of their body. I am focused right now because my football career will finish one day – we all have to retire one day. I know that day will come. But right now, I am enjoying the moment. When I am retired, I think I will have a good life. I don't say that because of money."
Many would expect him to move into punditry, but Ronaldo isn’t too enamoured by the prospect of Graeme Souness staring him out in a television studio every week. CR7 has set his sights higher.
"I want to try other things; for example, to do movies."
That idea isn’t just plucked from thin air. According to Ronaldo, he’s been mulling the idea over for years.
"I started to plan my future when I was 27, 28 – a long time ago, I began preparing. I have a good team, who work in my company, who start to build good things going forward. In football, I am very calm because I know they depend on me."
The next Vinnie Jones? He can only hope.
