Cristiano Ronaldo has taken another swipe at Erik ten Hag, saying he is not worth talking about. The feud that began in 2022 and intensified after his departure from Manchester United at the end of 2022 is still hanging around, even as Ronaldo says his international career with Portugal is over and he will only continue with Al-Nassr.
The line Ronaldo drew
Piers Morgan said on si.com: "I did ask Cristiano about it and he said he didn’t think that Ten Hag was worth talking about". That lines up with Ronaldo’s own recent response, which was that Ten Hag was not worth talking about.
It is a familiar posture from Ronaldo, and it fits a career that is now deep into its final stretch. He is 41 and has won five Ballon d’Or awards, yet the old United split is still active enough to draw out one more dismissive line.
The 1,000-goal chase
The feud sits alongside a separate headline, Ronaldo’s push toward 1,000 officially recognised career goals. BBC says he is on 985, leaving him 15 short of the mark, while the disputed Al Faisaly goal means some reports still list him on 984.
That debate matters less than the fact that the target remains within reach. Ronaldo is still producing as well, with 3 goals in 5 appearances this season and 453 minutes in the same run, which keeps the chase alive while the old Ten Hag grievance refuses to disappear.
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