Staff Reporter.
Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he will not play in the FIFA Club World Cup despite receiving multiple offers from participating teams.
Ronaldos’s current contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, who failed to qualify for the Club World Cup, runs out at the end of June.
Earlier this year, FIFA president Gianni Infantino raised the prospect of Ronaldo joining one of the sides involved in the competition, which starts next Saturday. But speaking ahead of his country’s Nations League final against Spain on Sunday evening in Munich, the forward said: “I will not be at the Club World Cup.
“Some teams reached out to me. Some made sense and others did not, but you can’t try and do everything. You can’t catch every ball.”
Ronaldo’s club future remains unclear. He posted “this chapter is over” on social media following Al Nassr’s final league game of the season in May.
However, according to reports, he could agree a new deal to remain with the club he joined from Manchester United in 2023.
He has scored 99 goals in 111 appearances for the club, including 35 times in 41 matches last term.
Ronaldo scored the winner in a 2-1 victory against Germany on Wednesday to book Portugal’s spot in the Nations League final.