Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup, dealing a blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino\u2019s hopes of having one of soccer\u2019s biggest attractions at the tournament.<\/p>\n
The Portugal captain confirmed Saturday that he received \u201cquite a few\u201d offers from participating clubs to play for them at the tournament starting June 14, but had decided against accepting any of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome things make sense to talk about, other things don\u2019t, and, as a person says, you can\u2019t take part in everything,\u201d Ronaldo said. \u201cYou have to think about the short, medium and long term. It\u2019s a decision practically made on my part not to go to the Club World Cup, but I\u2019ve had quite a few invitations to go.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old soccer legend was speaking in Munich a day before Portugal\u2019s Nations League final against Spain.<\/p>\n
Infantino had suggested last month that Ronaldo, who is still contracted to Saudi team Al-Nassr until the end of June, could switch to one of the 32 clubs taking part in the Club World Cup because of a unique transfer window created for the tournament.<\/p>\n
Ronaldo did little to quell that speculation when he posted \u201cthis chapter is over\u201d after Al-Nassr’s last Saudi Pro League game of the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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