Yahoo Sports reports: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are once again being celebrated for World Cup records and along with the likes of Manuel Neuer and Luka Modrić symbolize a new age trend in elite football. Whereas players used to be considered past their prime in their early 30s, today a large group of significantly older national team stars are still around and a new saying seems to apply: 40 is the new 30.