{
  "id": 12577607,
  "title": "Portugal: 41-year-old man still playing football, shouldn’t he stop – Simões hits Ronaldo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/portugal-41-year-old-man-still-playing-football-shouldnt-he-stop",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-07T07:25:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/07/portugal-41-year-old-man-still-playing-football-shouldnt-he-stop-simoes-hits-ronaldo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Portuguese football legend António Simões has questioned the future of Cristiano Ronaldo within the national team. The 41-year-old Simões addressed the controversy surrounding Ronaldo's exit from the Portugal team camp. Speaking to Portuguese media outlet A Bola, Simões emphasized his stance on common sense, stating that he is not speaking for Ronaldo or the team's coach, Jorge Jesus. \"If Ronaldo wants to play, there is no harm in that,\" Simões said, \"but he must understand that wanting to play doesn't mean playing the full match.\"\n\nSimões, who played alongside the legendary Eusébio, known as \"the King,\" expressed doubts about Ronaldo's potential contribution to the Portuguese team. \"I have never seen anything like this happen around a 'King',\" Simões remarked. The Portuguese football legend reiterated his question, \"A 41-year-old man is still playing football… shouldn't he stop?\"",
  "summary": "Portuguese legend, António Simões has raised a question about Cristiano Ronaldo regarding his future with the national team. Simões spoke after the Al-Nassr forward released a statement on Tuesday, which laid out the controversy and the circumstances behind his exit from the Portugal team camp. “I am not speaking for [Cristiano] Ronaldo, nor for [Jorge] […] Portugal: 41-year-old man still playing…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘We’ll give Cristiano Ronaldo farewell on one condition’ — Portugal legend, Simões",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/well-give-cristiano-ronaldo-farewell-on-one-condition-portugal-legend",
        "published": "2026-10-07T07:22:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}