WORLD CUP RECORD ‘MAKES ME VERY PROUD’: RONALDO

Doha: Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo spoke of his immense pride after becoming the first man to score at five World Cups in a 3-2 win over Ghana on Thursday. The 37-year-old won and converted a penalty to open the scoring, although Ghana felt it was not a spot-kick and some pundits thought he dived.

“It was a beautiful moment. My fifth World

Cup, we won. That was very important. The world record is something that makes me very proud,” he told reporters. Ronaldo is now without a club after parting ways with Manchester United this week following his criticism of the club in a television interview.

“This week we closed the chapter. The rest doesn’t matter,” he said.