Cristiano Ronaldo’s Retirement: Martin Camus Mimb Denounces the “Injustice of Talent”

Following Cristiano Ronaldo’s announcement of his international retirement, Cameroonian sports journalist Martin Camus Mimb published a column titled “The Injustice of Talent.” He portrays the Portuguese forward’s career as a continual trial, with his playing style, attitude, role in his teams and desire to continue all drawing criticism. Mimb contrasts those complaints with Ronaldo’s achievements for Portugal and at clubs including Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus, as well as his career in Saudi Arabia, arguing that his talent—shaped by hard work—is at the root of the judgments against him.