‘Young boy’ Ron still hungry for glory

CARDIFF:Cristiano Ronaldo said he had no intention of slowing down after spearheading Real’s 4-1 victory over Juventus in the Champions League final. Ronaldo’s double in Saturday’s final, allied to goals by Casemiro and Marco Asensio, earned him a fourth Champions League win and gave Madrid their third in four years.

Ronaldo, 32, has now scored 600 career goals for club and country, and has finished as the Champions League top scorer for the last five seasons.

“I think people don’t have words to criticise, because the

numbers don’t lie,” he told reporters after receiving the

man-of-the-match award from his former Manchester United mentor Alex Ferguson.“I’m very happy. It was an amazing season again. We won trophies. It’s one of the best moments in my career. I have the opportunity to say that every year. But it’s true.

“This year was amazing again, last year was amazing too. Now I have two or three days off to rest and after we have a (World Cup) qualifying game for Portugal and we have the Confederations Cup.

“It’s a long season, but I’m motivated, I’m happy. I’m in a good moment. My age is just a number. I feel like a young boy.”

Madrid became the first team to defend the trophy since the competition relaunched as the Champions League in 1992.