Imagine a guy enjoying his holiday in the sun, with a beautiful breeze near the sea and then he suddenly sees his acquaintance six years younger and suddenly has a need to put on a t-shirt. That’s how Frank Lampard felt when he saw Cristiano Ronaldo just a few meters away from him. Speaking to BBC during this current EURO, the former Chelsea captain admitted being impressed with Ronaldo’s appearance and emphasized his determination to be in perfect shape even on holiday. Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to appear in 𝑺𝑰𝑿 different European Championships 🇵🇹 pic.twitter.com/TsirlPpLCG— B/R Football (@brfootball) June 18, 2024 ‘I bumped into him on holiday a few months ago, I was in the same hotel on the beach and fortunately his sun spot each day was a little down from me. I made sure to stay away from him because he was in incredible shape. So I gave him a little bit of distance. I pulled him over for a picture with my son because of the incredible player he’s been and I quickly put my t-shirt on and had a nice picture with him” Lampard told BBC Sport. He tried Ronaldo’s diet and barely survived: ‘I thought I was gonna die’And the former Chelsea midfielder revealed one incredible thing – even on vacation, Ronaldo way careful to stay in shape. “I noticed he was going to the gym twice a day with his personal trainer. Just shows you his dedication to what he does. I was sipping a beer watching him and gave him a ripple of applause as he walked back!” said Lampard. Frank Lampard’s late night trips to the toilet kept Ferdinand awakeAfter hearing this, it’s no wonder that Ronaldo is still in top form even at 39 years of age. But he has been like that all his professional life, as Patrice Evra witnessed while they both played at Manchester United. “He said: ‘Patrice, come over after training’. I went and you know I was really tired. At the table there was only salad and plain white chicken so I was like ‘okay…’, and water, not any juice. We started eating and I was thinking some big meat would be coming after that but there was nothing. He had just finished and he stood up and he started playing with a ball, doing some skills and he said: ‘Let’s do some two touch’. I was like ‘can I just finish eating?’ Ronaldo replied ‘No, no let’s play two-touch’. We start playing two touch. After that he said let’s go to the pool to swim, I was like ‘okay…’ after going in the jacuzzi, the sauna, I’m done. I said: ‘Cristiano why have we come here, have we come here because we have a game tomorrow, or just for lunch?” recalled Evra in 2018. ##NAJAVA_MECA_8167953##
