The 37-year-old’s decision is due to his desire to play in the Champions League for the rest of his career. Ronaldo has featured in 19 consecutive Champions League seasons since leaving Sporting Lisbon for English football in the summer of 2003, setting high watermarks for appearances (183), goals (140) and assists (42) in Europe’s premier club competition . He has never played in the Europa League, which United will play in this season after finishing sixth in the Premier League. The Portuguese player believes he has “three or four years” left at the highest level of the game and would like to
