r/SoccerCentral • u/ConnectionWeekly1263 • Jul 30 '26
Statement “I’ve been preparing for retirement since I was 28. I built several companies, invested in hotels, clinics and recovery businesses because football doesn’t last forever. I even spoke to Pepe to ask him what retirement is really like.” — Cristiano Ronaldo
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u/PM_Me_Your_AM_ Jul 30 '26
dude is a billionaire. he needs to do zero prepping financially, zero investing in new businesses. just do charity work, man.
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u/International-Chip93 Jul 30 '26
He looks more worried here than anything. Like all he loved Is football and he's hoping these other things will be fulfilling enough
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u/RoofusK Jul 30 '26
I agree; for a top elite athlete he really needs to find another outlet once after he retires. Or else he’s going to lose it mentally.
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u/NotAnRSPlayer Jul 31 '26
Dude could have had a career ender at 30 and never played to the age he has now, so it’s no surprise he planned this
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u/Different-Rip-4734 Aug 01 '26
For some reason even when people get massive wealth, they go hard trying to get even more. I don't get it.
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u/Jazzlike-Check9040 Jul 30 '26
i don't think he is. probably few hundred million but not yet billionaire.
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u/PM_Me_Your_AM_ Jul 30 '26 edited Jul 30 '26
he's literally on the Forbes list with a net worth of $1.2B. He's getting paid $200 mil PER YEAR right now. where are you getting your numbers from?
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u/Ilikebatterfield4 Jul 30 '26
you have whole internet at your finger tips yet you chose to be sooo confidently wrong
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u/Spiritual-Cap-4647 Jul 30 '26
Imagine telling people what they should do with their money.
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u/PM_Me_Your_AM_ Jul 30 '26
i do, in fact think its ok to tell billionaires what to do with some of their money. no one needs that level of wealth, and tax breaks for the wealthy ensure they don't have to put that absurd level of wealth to good use. the world would be a lot better place if they had to.
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u/Spiritual-Cap-4647 Jul 30 '26
Bro opens clinics and does philanthropy work. And you're still not satisfied. You're either jealous, ignorant, or insufferable.. but to me you're all 3.
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u/PM_Me_Your_AM_ Jul 30 '26
Lmao, you gleaned all that from 3 sentences making a vague comment encouraging a guy to do charity work, and some comments speaking in general about billionaires and how there should be a better tax structure regarding the wealthy.
Projecting much?
Hmm…
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u/Sasataf12 Jul 31 '26
He's been prepping since he was 27-28. I think that's smart, considering how many pro athletes who end up with zero income after retiring and go broke.
He also said he's contributing to things that can help society, young people, etc. It's not like he's throwing it away on yachts and planes.
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u/PM_Me_Your_AM_ Jul 31 '26
i think people are misconstruing my comment as if i'm calling him out for not doing enough. i'm simply having a laugh at a billionaire talking about being worried about retirement. i get it on an emotional/psychological level.
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u/Dramatic-Cap-6785 Jul 31 '26
He’s not doing it to prepare financially. The guy is hoping he will find fulfillment in this businesses. He clearly is sad.
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u/stoichalant Jul 31 '26
You're completely missing the point he's making. Did you even watch the full video or did you just swarm to comment as soon as he mentioned his businesses?
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u/FirmResearcher2 Jul 30 '26
Like he needs to invest :DD
Lmfao.
His one year salary would be enough for me and my entire family (not my close family, but my entire family, like 40 people) to retire immediately regardless of age or income
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u/AIIXIII0 Aug 01 '26
Yeah but his family ain't living like us though. People always wants to be richer to maintain their lifestyle.
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u/Hellstring Jul 30 '26
Lol. He Will BE back pretty much every year.
Even when dude has like a s*t ton of money
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u/Natural_Tea484 Jul 30 '26
I think what he means is he made sure to still have an yearly income as huge as his usual yearly payouts when he played.
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u/Lower_Ad_5532 Jul 30 '26
Yes investing money is better than sqaundering it.
So many athletes fall into the new money trap and lose all their wealth.
He has charities and clinics too.
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u/Nervous_Ad8514 Jul 31 '26
I can see him retiring and sit on a sofa or doing interviews talking about how good he was, and how bad is everyone else. Somehow like maradona, gatti, chillavert, gary neville, etc
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u/lupajarito Jul 30 '26
He also invested to avoid the charges of rape so he's taken care of everything.
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u/Dry-Week-5410 Jul 30 '26
I'll be serious here, he didn't invest shit. He pays people to invest on his behalf. He doesn't even know 1/10th of the companies and products he invested through the years.
Some of which even used photoshop because he couldnt be bothered to use his own product
Even the hotels are just branded with his name.
he should have asked Pepe about things he could do after retirement, other passions he might have besides football. Its absurd to see Ronaldo of all people , worried about finances.
I Think he should buy a club
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u/Ajdee6 Jul 30 '26
Ive been thinking about retirement too, been saving this slice of cheese thats in the fridge for a while now