James Milner is among the latest shouts, and rightly so when it comes to selfless all-rounders.

He's still going strong in the Premier League 23 years on from his debut for Leeds United.

Milner is currently 39 years old. Some players have gone one better in England's top-flight.

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The former Sheffield United striker is next on the list of people who share a 5 February birthday.

Currently playing for League Two side Doncaster Rovers, who he joined on a one-year deal after leaving Hull City, Sharp is playing a part in Doncaster's FA Cup run as they get ready to face Crystal Palace in the fourth-round tie next week.

A rogue shout from Simon.

In his defence, throw into the mix the chip at Highbury and the nutmeg on Luis Figo and suddenly, you've got a case building.

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Former Barcelona and Real Madrid playmaker Gheorghe Hagi is widely regarded as Romania's greatest-ever player.

With 124 appearances for his country between 1983 and 2000, some might argue he deserves a national holiday in his honour.

Now the national team manager of Romania, he led his country to the last 16 of Euro 2024 in Germany, where they lost 3-0 to the Netherlands and will be looking to start preparing for World Cup qualifiers in March.

Hagi will however, will always be remembered for a stunning strike for his country in their 3-1 win over Colombia at USA '94.

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Former Manchester City and Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is 41 today.

Once part of the 'golden triangle of attacking talent' at Old Trafford alongside Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney, he became the 'Welcome to Manchester' poster boy (literally) for Manchester City just two years later.

His career has also seen him play in Italy, China, Brazil and Argentina.

And after retiring at his boyhood club Boca Juniors in 2021, he has started his journey as a manager.

Today Cristiano Ronaldo is celebrating his 40th birthday.

And as it turns out there are a lot of other professional footballers born on 5 February. In fact this particular day is a birthday jackpot in the world of football.

There are not just a couple of big football names who share this birthday, there are actually quite a few.

Let's now take a look at the list of great players also celebrating a birthday today...

Personally, I'd also argue that a complete player would very much be someone who could do a bit of everything to a very respectable standard.

It's a very interesting and fair debate over what exactly constitutes being the "complete player."

Do keep your thoughts coming in...

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Already, Cristiano Ronaldo is 13th in the Saudi Pro League's all-time top scorer's list?

He has scored 64 league goals in exactly the same number of league games, putting him four goals shy of the competition's top 10 scorers.

The forward has averaged a league goal every 88 minutes since joining Al Nassr just over two years ago.

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According to Expresso, a leading weekly Portuguese newspaper, Cristiano Ronaldo has more than doubled the number of organizations in which he holds a majority share through his company, CR7 SA, over the last two years. In total, he has stakes in 21 different enterprises.

"As you all know, I have investments in various sectors, and what I want most is to keep moving forward," he said.

Ronaldo, whose YouTube channel was the fastest ever to reach one million subscribers - he currently has 73 million - has his older brother Hugo Aveiro and former Sporting team-mate Miguel Paixao among his right-hand men to manage his businesses.

A candidate in the upcoming Portuguese presidential elections has announced recently that he would like to have Ronaldo on his Council of State if elected, but that can be ruled out. For now, at least.

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been involved in more than 30% of the matches ever played by the national team. But more importantly, he's changed the perception around a team that had always been known for an inferiority complex that held them back in the past.

"Cristiano is one of a kind," said former Sporting fitness coach Joao Aroso told BBC Sport, who also worked with the forward as a Portugal assistant coach and is currently part of the South Korea national team staff.

"He's defined a style, in every way, with his relentless ambition to break records and the age to which he continues to play. Just as Maradona was unique, as Pele was unique, as [Lionel] Messi is unique, Cristiano is too, for his own reasons.

"What I want to highlight is that for Portugal, having a player like Cristiano is extremely important. We are a small country that rarely has a global impact outside of football.

"He allows our small country to be known worldwide for something great - because of Cristiano and all the positive things he stands for."

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As he celebrates his birthday on Wednesday, Ronaldo is determined to prove that life begins at 40.

He still doesn't lack any confidence either.

"I think I'm the most complete player to have existed," he said on Spanish TV on Monday. "In my opinion, I think it's me. I do everything well in football.

"One thing is taste - if you like Messi, Pele, Maradona, I understand that and I respect that - but saying Ronaldo isn't complete... I'm the most complete. I haven't seen anybody better than me, and I say it from the heart."

He has not always been this obsessed with the idea of defying time to prolong his career for as long as he can.

As Joe promised, it's time for a focus on Cristiano Ronaldo as he celebrates his 40th birthday.

We'll be talking his achievements, what got him here and also, taking a look at other players still going strong at and around the age of 40.

Do get involved with your thoughts on Ronaldo, other great players at that age, or just whatever is on your mind in the world of football.

That said, my boss has suggested I "take a screen break". This could finally be it folks...

Jonty's in charge now. Be kind to him guys.