Ronaldo rejects offers to play at Club World Cup

Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo says helium volition not play astatine this month's Club World Cup aft turning down offers from participating teams.

The 40-year-old is retired of declaration with Saudi Arabian nine Al-Nassr astatine the extremity of June.

In May, Fifa president Gianni Infantino raised the imaginable of Ronaldo joining a team progressive astatine the Club World Cup aft Al-Nassr's nonaccomplishment to qualify.

"I volition not beryllium astatine the Club World Cup," said Ronaldo.

"Some teams reached retired to me. Some made consciousness and others did not, but you can't effort and bash everything. You can't drawback each ball."

Ronaldo posted connected societal media that "the section is over" pursuing Al-Nassr's last league crippled of the play successful May, starring to speculation helium was acceptable for a move.

However, sources person told BBC Sport that the nine are assured of extending Ronaldo's deal.

Speaking earlier Portugal's Nations League last against Spain connected Sunday (20:00 BST), Ronaldo said a determination connected his aboriginal was "almost final".

The striker joined Al-Nassr successful 2023 aft the termination of his woody with Manchester United.

He has scored 99 goals successful 111 appearances for the club, including 35 times successful 41 matches past term.

Ronaldo scored the victor successful a 2-1 triumph against Germany connected Wednesday to publication Portugal's spot successful the Nations League final.