Luka Doncic, guard for the Dallas Mavericks, likens Real Madrid’s superstar to Cristiano Ronaldo

Even Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has been astonished by Jude Bellingham’s incredible start with Real Madrid, likening him to Cristiano Ronaldo.

After joining the Spanish giants in a €103 million (£88m/$110m) transfer, Bellingham has made an impressive debut. The 20-year-old has now scored 10 goals for Real, matching Cristiano Ronaldo’s 2009 record. The English midfielder’s ability has been praised across Europe, and it appears to have also attracted the eye of American fans: Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic recently said that he has been pleased by the youngster’s abilities.”I have seen a statistic in which he has scored 10 goals in the first 10 games,” he informed the media. And only Cristiano has accomplished this. He’s putting on a fantastic performance.

With three assists in his first 10 games, Bellingham has already surpassed Ronaldo’s record for most goals involved by a rookie. Bellingham has impressed his new teammates and coach Carlo Ancelotti since arriving in Madrid, with teammate Vinicius Junior claiming the Englishman was “born to play” for Los Blancos.Bellingham is presently with the England squad as they prepare to take on Australia in a friendly on Friday and then Italy in a Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday.

Cristiano Ronaldo ‘tells Al-Nassr and Portugal his retirement plan’ with World Cup at 41

Cristiano Ronaldo plans to put off retirement until after the 2026 World Cup because he wants to play in it so badly.

The Al-Nassr attacker has let his club and national team know of his plans to retire after the next World Cup at the age of 41. He would make history if he played for Portugal in the upcoming World Cup if it were held in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.

To keep himself playing competitive football before the international showpiece competition, Ronaldo is rumored to be planning to extend his contract at Al-Nassr, which expires in a year and a half, until 2027. The 38-year-old has won every other major trophy there is to win except the World Cup.Ronaldo has only reached the semi-finals once in his five attempts, and it was in his debut tournament in 2006. He has also failed to score in any of his eight outings during the knockout round.

After being benched in the middle of Portugal’s 2022 World Cup campaign and leaving the field in tears after their quarterfinal loss to Morocco, the Manchester United and Real Madrid legend was a major disappointment. In the end, Lionel Messi and Argentina prevailed in Qatar, putting an end to the ‘GOAT’ discussion in the eyes of some.But Ronaldo is a genetic freak of nature, and if anyone in their early 40s can break their World Cup drought, it’s him. Under new Portugal manager Roberto Martinez, the five-time Champions League winner has started all but one of Portugal’s six matches this season, and he has scored five goals. This suggests that his influence on the national team has not lessened as much as it may have seemed.Fоr Al-Nassr this seasоn, he has been red hоt in frоnt оf gоal, scоring 17 times in 17 appearances acrоss all cоmpetitiоns. He alsо scоred bоth gоals in the deciding 2-1 victоry оver Al-Hilal that gave the Saudi Prо League team the Arab Club Champiоns Cup in August.