Cristiano Ronaldo has expressed his intention to continue playing into his 40s, aiming to reach 1,000 career goals, having recently netted his 899th goal for Al-Nassr. In a light-hearted conversation with former teammate Rio Ferdinand on his YouTube channel, he stated that he can prove the legitimacy of all his goals, contrasting with past legends like Pele and Romario. Ronaldo defended his recent performance, emphasizing his record of 60 goals last season and dismissing criticism regarding his lack of scoring at the European Championship. He believes that as long as he feels capable of performing, he will continue playing. Ronaldo's goal-scoring prowess has him leading all-time competitive goals, with Lionel Messi trailing behind. He remains focused on his aspiration to surpass the 1,000-goal mark and plans to document his journey with video evidence of each goal scored.