CR7, between the meme and 1,000 goals: finished or legend?
Cristiano Ronaldo fails a viral stunt, closes in on 1,000 career goals and heads to his sixth World Cup. The twilight of a myth, or just a harmless meme?
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CR7, the meme and the 1,000 goals: the twilight of a myth
The viral video of Cristiano Ronaldo trying to smash a pane of glass by yanking his shirt and failing spectacularly has once again divided opinion. For some, it's the image of a player who can no longer keep up; for others, it's just an anecdote that doesn't tarnish a career approaching 1,000 goals.
The debate centres on age. Born in February 1985, CR7 heads into his sixth World Cup at 40. Some point out that Luka Modric, at a similar age, doesn't cut the same sorry figure. But the Croatian retired from international football earlier, while the Portuguese star remains a starter in a lesser league, albeit on a stratospheric salary.
The underlying question is whether the body forgives with age. As one analysis puts it, the mind believes it can still reach that ball, but the body no longer responds. A universal feeling for the ageing athlete.
With nearly 1,000 career goals and the chance to play in his sixth World Cup, the legend lives on. But the glass meme captures the gap between past greatness and the present. Time, relentless, turns heroes into caricatures of themselves.
The viral video of Cristiano Ronaldo trying to smash a pane of glass by yanking his shirt and failing spectacularly has once again divided opinion. For some, it's the image of a player who can no longer keep up; for others, it's just an anecdote that doesn't tarnish a career approaching 1,000 goals.
The debate centres on age. Born in February 1985, CR7 heads into his sixth World Cup at 40. Some point out that Luka Modric, at a similar age, doesn't cut the same sorry figure. But the Croatian retired from international football earlier, while the Portuguese star remains a starter in a lesser league, albeit on a stratospheric salary.
The underlying question is whether the body forgives with age. As one analysis puts it, the mind believes it can still reach that ball, but the body no longer responds. A universal feeling for the ageing athlete.
With nearly 1,000 career goals and the chance to play in his sixth World Cup, the legend lives on. But the glass meme captures the gap between past greatness and the present. Time, relentless, turns heroes into caricatures of themselves.
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