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Cristiano Ronaldo to do 'bigger and better things' than becoming a football manager
Martin Macdonald
- 6 Nov 2025 09:30 CST
- 6 min read
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Cristiano Ronaldo won't become a football manager after hanging up his boots, according to one former Man Utd star.
The Portuguese superstar is recognised as one of the greatest footballers of all time and is the recipient of numerous Ballon d'Or trophies.
In his career he has won a shed load of trophies with clubs like Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus and has also won the European Championships with Portugal.
He is currently 40 years old but will play until at least 2027 signing a new two-year deal with Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Nassr.
But what comes after?
Teddy Sheringham, part of Man Utd's treble-winning side of 1999, doesn't think CR7 will follow the usual footballer path of turning to management or coaching.
“I can’t see Cristiano Ronaldo going into management after he retires," he told Oddspedia.
"He’s far more likely to own a club rather than manage one - like what David Beckham has done at Inter Miami.
“There are bigger and better things than being a manager for Ronaldo. He’s someone that wants to take on the world; it’s in his nature and he’s shown that on the football pitch for decades. In an ownership position, he’d have complete oversight over a club’s operations and personnel, in comparison to becoming a manager, where he’d be at the mercy of the club board.
“The world of football club management is completely different to the career of a player, and I can’t see Ronaldo entering that environment as a manager.”
Ronaldo: My family has told me to retire
Even though Ronaldo he has achieved so much, he wants to keep playing for a few more years, despite the wishes of his family.
"People, especially my family, say, 'It's time for you to stop. You've done everything," he said previously after accepting the inaugural Prestige Award at the Portugal Football Globe Awards gala in October.
"Why do you want to score a thousand goals?' But I don't think so. I think I'm still producing good things, I'm helping my club and the national team, and why not keep going? I'm sure that when it's over, I'll leave feeling fulfilled, because I gave it my all. I know I don't have many more years, but I try to enjoy the few I have to the fullest.
“If it were 20 years ago, I would say I wanted to 'eat the world.' Now I don't see things that way. Age allows you to think differently. I have a philosophy of living day by day. Things go by so quickly, things change, and you can't make long-term plans
"Right now, I make short-term plans because it gives me more energy that way. It gives me more of a will to live. That's what I try to do: enjoy each day, training session by training session, game by game. The rest will soon be seen.”
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