Cristiano Ronaldo Visits Dubai Expo 2020
Portugal international and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo visited Expo 2020 Dubai on Friday (28 January 2022), taking part in a Q&A session at Al Wasl Plaza as part of Expo’s Health and Wellness Week. Adorning fans stood in lines for hours just to get a glimpse of the legend. Ronaldo explained, “Expo is unbelievably impressive. Bringing 192 nations with their culture and traditions under one roof is something very exciting,” Ronaldo said.
The 37-year-old footballer told his fans who had come from as far as India, to take care of their physical and mental health. “I am fit because I take care of my body. Do everything that makes your body and mind healthy,” he said. “What I’m going to say now it’s coming from the bottom of my heart … you guys are my motivation to carry on to play football. Without you guys, football will be less, because we’re guided by the fans. Just to feel the warmth you give to me, the motivation, the love, makes me feel so proud.”
Video credit: Dubai Expo 2020 Media
The footballer, who has scored an astounding 800-plus goals for club and country throughout his 20-year career, is the highest scoring international men’s player of all-time and widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever.
He has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or five times and has been part of the winning UEFA Champions League side five times – four with Real Madrid and once with Manchester United.
A veteran of four World Cups and five European Championships, he captained Portugal to victory in Euro 2016, scoring three times in the tournament.
Ronaldo is in Dubai with his Manchester United teammates as part of warm-weather training during a break in English Premier League fixtures.
The footballer, who has scored an astounding 800-plus goals for club and country throughout his 20-year career, is the highest scoring international men’s player of all-time and widely regarded as one of the greatest players ever.
He has won the prestigious Ballon d’Or five times and has been part of the winning UEFA Champions League side five times – four with Real Madrid and once with Manchester United.
A veteran of four World Cups and five European Championships, he captained Portugal to victory in Euro 2016, scoring three times in the tournament.
Ronaldo is in Dubai with his Manchester United teammates as part of warm-weather training during a break in English Premier League fixtures.
Photo credit: Dubai Expo 2020 Media
About Expo 2020:
The expo continues until March 31, 2022 and is actually one of the oldest and largest global events— taking place every five years.
The current expo has made history as the first World Expo to ever be held in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region and is the first ever to be hosted by an Arab nation. With 192 participating countries coming together to collaborate under Expo 2020’s theme, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,” the event is able to facilitate the exchange of new ideas and perspectives. Expo 2020 broadens participants’ horizons while incubating solutions to create a better world for everyone, everywhere. For more, visit www.expo2020.com