India, Dec. 29 -- Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo exuded confidence in his abilities, saying he will definitely breach the 1000-goal mark if he's not plagued by injuries going ahead. However, the 40-year-old, who is all set for his sixth FIFA World Cup appearance next year, did make a candid admission, saying it is getting hard for him to continue playing, but despite this fact, he remains "motivated". Ronaldo made these comments after being named as the Best Middle East Player at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai.

Recently, the striker scored a brace for his club, Al-Nassr, in the Saudi Pro League, bringing his total goal tally to 956 for club and country. Ronaldo is well within sight of 1,000 goals; hence, it is no surprise that he...