Ronaldo is an example for both adults & youngsters

Thegoalmac can reveal that Jorge Mendes says Cristiano Ronaldo is an example for young players who are looking to follow in the forward's footsteps and claims the 29-year-old is also a rode model for adults and Portuguese society in general.

The agent saw his client clinch his third Ballon d'Or in Zurich on Monday, beating Barcelona star Lionel Messi and Bundesliga and World Cup winner Manuel Neuer to the accolade.


Speaking in the mixed zone after the ceremony, Mendes told reporters: "He is a great professional and that is fundamental today for a player to perform better on the pitch. Cristiano is a professor.

"Cristiano is an example for the boys who want to triumph, who want to go on to become the best in the world. He is also a great example for our society and our country, to make us more determined, more ambitious. He is an example for the youngsters and the adults.

"He has never stood with his arms folded. He always wanted to be better and he has that same ambition today."
Ronaldo is Mendes' most high-profile player and the agent believes he has been the best since a very young age.

"At the age of 16, he was the best in the world for his age. At 17 too. He has always been the best. People say he is so good because he is strong now physically, but at the age of 16, he was already doing all those amazing dribbles he does, taking on players. He had so much quality.

"He is the best player in history and there will never be another one like him."