Twenty-one goals short of the 1,000 mark and still chasing the dream of lining up alongside his 16-year-old son, Cristiano Ronaldo, now 41, knows exactly what he wants from the final chapter of his career. The Portuguese forward, whose contract at Al-Nassr, the Saudi Pro League club, expires next summer, admitted in an interview with Vogue that this is probably his last year in football. The legendary striker currently sits on 979 career goals and continues to extend his international record, which stands at 146.
Yet the story is no longer his alone. Despite a 25-year age gap and the long shadow cast by his father's achievements, Cristiano Ronaldo Jr is already shining for Al-Nassr's under-17 side and edging towards promotion to the first team. The 1.90m forward struck twice against Al-Ahli, a fellow Saudi club, and has scored three goals in nine appearances for Portugal's youth teams. In all likelihood, the superstar's professional career will end right there, in Al-Nassr's first team, with a historic competitive fixture played alongside his son.
