I could stop playing football and retire happy – Emmanuel Gyasi hints of retirement if he meets Ronaldo at the World Cup
Black Stars and Spezia forward Emmanuel Gyasi relishes a meet-up with Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and has suggested he might retire should his dreams materialize.
Gyasi had previously met Ronaldo when Spezia crossed swords with Juventus in the Italian Serie A but the Italian-born Ghana international is relishing another of such moments with the Portuguese.
The 28-year-old has previously disclosed he idolizes the former Real Madrid icon and with Ghana pitted against Ronaldo’s Portugal at the 2022 Mundial, he might just have a second opportunity to meet Cristiano.
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With Ghana’s clash against Portugal a certainty bar any unforeseen circumstance, Gyasi will have to work his socks off to make Ghana’s roster for the global showpiece due to his roaring absence from the national team.
He was left out of Ghana’s AFCON squad and was recently snubbed for the doubleheader against Nigeria.
He continued: “I dreamt of playing against him [Ronaldo] in Serie A and we had a good conversation, so if we meet again at the World Cup, I don’t know – I could stop playing football and retire happy!
“That [to meet Ronaldo again at the World Cup] is the dream!” He ended.
Gyasi earned his first call-up to the Black Stars in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa – which ended 1-1.
Source: Sports Brief
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