33yo Ronaldo at Juventus: Age isn’t important
TURIN, Italy — At the age of 33, many football players are past their peak. Cristiano Ronaldo vows to show he is not one of them.
Juventus signed Ronaldo from Real Madrid last week for 112 million euros ($131.5 million) — an Italian league record sum — and the world player of the year penned a four-year contract.
Some see it as an extravagant sum for a player who, although a five-time Ballon d’Or winner, is entering the latter stages of a glittering career.
At his first news conference as a Juventus player on Monday, Ronaldo insisted he was motivated by a new challenge and keen to step out of his comfort zone after nine years at Madrid.