He scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Germany and it earned a mega money … "[106], In February 2011, after Corinthians were eliminated from the 2011 Copa Libertadores by the Colombian team Deportes Tolima, Ronaldo announced his retirement from football, concluding an 18-year career. [9], Ronaldo has participated in ten major international tournaments: four UEFA European Championships in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, four FIFA World Cups in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018, one FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017, and one UEFA Nations League Finals in 2019, scoring in all of them. [22] He led the Catalan side to UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph where he capped the season with the winning goal in the cup final, and to Copa del Rey and Supercopa de España wins. Ronaldo, who is closing in on Ali Daei’s men's international scoring record of 109 goals, will next take to the field on Tuesday in the World Cup qualifying match against Luxembourg, who … His return from injury in time for the tournament was nothing short of sensational, with Ronaldo proving to be the inspiration as Brazil lifted the World Cup for the fifth time. [5] He has scored nine international hat-tricks and on two occasions, four international goals in a single match. Ronaldo is the hardest attacker I've ever had to face. His reaction was the same. Ten minutes have gone, it is 1-0 to Brazil . [40] A medical examination confirmed that the striker had ruptured a tendon in his knee and would require surgery. [90] Teammate Clarence Seedorf stated, "My heart stopped beating because it was like watching a repeat of the injury he suffered playing for Inter Milan against Lazio [in 2000]. [118][119], In the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ronaldo played with the name Ronaldinho on his shirt, since centre back Ronaldo Guiaro, two years his senior, was one of his teammates. [16] Before joining Cruzeiro, he was turned down by Flamengo, the team he supported as a boy, after missing practice due to an inability to afford the fare for the hour-long bus ride, but Jairzinho saw Ronaldo's potential and helped get him the move to Cruzeiro. Lighting up the tournament alongside Ronaldinho and Rivaldo, 'El Fenomeno' received the … However, if we are talking strictly about talent and skill, nobody surpasses Ronaldo. [57] Reflecting on the ovation given to him from the opposition's fans, Ronaldo stated, "For me it remains a very beautiful, very special moment. Profile with general and detailed stats and data that include National Team, total games, goals and cards and full list of matches played. https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/videos/ronaldo-fifa-world-cup-goals [111] Ronaldo admitted his body had finally succumbed to the crippling litany of injuries that had blighted his career: "It's very hard to leave something that made me so happy. [19] After scoring a hat-trick in PSV's game against Bayer Leverkusen in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, Leverkusen striker and Germany World Cup winner Rudi Völler stated in a post match press conference, "Never in my life have I seen an 18-year-old play in this way. [82] In 2019, FourFourTwo magazine named him the best player never to win the competition;[83] in 2020, Sky Sports ranked him the second–best player (after Diego Maradona) never to win the Champions League or European Cup. Brazil icon Ronaldo has apologised to the mother of any children who copied his notorious 2002 World Cup haircut, which was a ridiculous half shaved head with a tuft of hair left at the front. [22] The day after the goal, the headline in the Spanish newspaper AS read: 'Pelé returns'. [92] Rio-based sports newspaper Lance! [216] Ronaldo claimed that upon discovering that they were legally male, he offered them $600 to leave. [60][61] During that second season at the club, Ronaldo scored one of the fastest goals in the club's history when he netted after 15 seconds in a league match against Atlético Madrid at the Bernabéu on 3 December 2003. [56][64] Often positioned near midfield, once in possession of the ball he would waste no time in making a beeline towards goal, with Rob Smyth writing, "he played like every attack had a 10-second deadline.. he would explode into life with no warning for defenders. He was then known as Ronaldinho ("little Ronaldo" in Portuguese), because Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus, his older teammate on the tournament, … Germany 0-2 Brazil. He was unmarkable. [179], Ronaldo was chosen as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2000 as he had the highest global appeal among sportspeople, and he accepted the role as he saw it as "an obligation" to help with causes around the world. In the 1990s, in his physical pomp, in his free-flowing prime, there was nothing remotely like him. il piacere del calcio", "Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima: A Tribute to O Fenômeno", "Ronaldo la resurrezione diventa... un film", "Mercato Juventus, Ronaldo: "Il mio erede e' Leandro Damiao, "Milan, Ambrosini risolve i problemi continua l' inseguimento Champions", "Ibrahimovic: Ronaldo il Fenomeno, non ci sarà mai un giocatore migliore di lui", "Ronaldo deserves more credit as one of the game's greatest players", "Happy 40th birthday, El Fenomeno! Mentally I wanted to continue but I have to acknowledge that I lost to my body. [56][64][185] Dubbed Il (or O) Fenomeno (the phenomenon), he was a prolific goalscorer, and despite being more of an individualistic attacker, he was also capable of providing assists for his teammates, due to his vision, passing and crossing ability. [234][235] In 2017, Ronaldo's son, Ronald, was selected for the junior football team representing Brazil in the 2017 Maccabiah Games. "[138] Ronaldo received a number of accolades for his achievement, including the Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year and the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, and in December 2002 he dedicated his third FIFA World Player of the Year award to the medical team which helped him recover. [3] Following Portugal's win at UEFA Euro 2016, Ronaldo lifted the trophy as his team's captain,[10] and was also awarded the Silver Boot as the joint second-highest goalscorer of the tournament, with three goals and three assists;[11] he was also named to the team of the tournament for the third time in his career. Or talks about it. [126] Brazil lost the match to hosts France 3–0. [240], Ronaldo has appeared in various commercials, from Snickers chocolate bar to Pirelli tyres. [15] His other 18 goals have come in friendly matches. He, together with, "I've never seen a player able to show such precise control at such high speed. 8 July 2014 has gone down in World Cup, and football, history. 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[229][230] A keen poker player, in April 2013 Ronaldo became a member of PokerStars SportStar, and in 2014 he played a charity poker tournament against tennis star Rafael Nadal. Emilio Butragueño stated, "Ronaldo creates a goalscoring opportunity where it doesn't exist. His second goal, a chip over the Santos goalkeeper from 30 yards out, sent the Corinthians fans into hysteria. Ronaldo, as so many of those who looked up to him acknowledge, changed what it is to be a centre-forward. [222], In December 2010, Ronaldo and his family moved to a new mansion in São Paulo. At the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament, helping Brazil reach the final where he suffered a convulsive fit hours before kick-off. Always up-to-date, reliable and accurate, this is your main port of call to see who's currently leading the constant back-and-forth battle for the golden boot. [11] Ronaldo's agents in Brazil, Reinaldo Pitta and Alexandre Martins, signed him as a 13-year-old. He began racking up assists, became first-choice penalty taker, taking and scoring freekicks. He joined Barcelona in 1996 for a then world record transfer fee, and at 20 years old he was named the 1996 FIFA World Player of the Year, making him the youngest recipient of the award. [64] In addition, he was an accurate free-kick and penalty kick taker. In 2005, Ronaldo became engaged to Brazilian model and MTV VJ Daniela Cicarelli, who became pregnant but suffered a miscarriage; the relationship lasted only three months after their luxurious wedding at the Château de Chantilly. [115] He stated he was "overjoyed" at the experience. Later in 2002, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the third time, and transferred from Inter to Real Madrid. [124] On the combination of Ronaldo and Romário, Will Sharp writes, "to the elation of all those fortunate enough to have watched them, they found themselves together, fated with the opportunity to forge one of the most outrageous offensive pairings the game has ever seen. By the age of 23, Ronaldo had scored over 200 goals for club and country, however after a series of knee injuries and recuperation he was inactive for almost three years. [183], —Former France striker Thierry Henry. I love, "The knee injuries suffered at Inter Milan took away the explosiveness that made him possibly the greatest young footballer of all time, a futuristic fusion of speed, strength and skill. Ronaldo's double strike in Sunday's final against Germany gave him the Golden Boot award - and Brazil their fifth World Cup crown. [37], After two seasons with Inter, A. C. Milan defender Paolo Maldini viewed Ronaldo and Diego Maradona as the two best players he ever faced, stating, "Ronaldo during his first two years at Inter was a phenomenon. 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[231] On 11 December 2014, Ronaldo became a minority owner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League. At his fearsome peak for PSV, Barcelona and Inter Milan he was arguably the most dangerous striker the world has ever seen. Ronaldo pounces to score the first goal for Brazil. Yokohama, Japan. At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo scored his 15th FIFA World Cup goal, a FIFA World Cup record at the time. Two goals from Ronaldo secured the World Cup for Brazil as they claimed a deserved victory over Germany in the final in Yokohama. [163] Ronaldo was awarded the Bronze Shoe as the third-highest goal-scorer of the World Cup. [120] Ronaldo also represented Brazil in the 1995 Copa América (finishing in second place), and won both the 1997 and the 1999 editions of the tournament. [181][182], On 14 June 2018, Ronaldo featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. [45], Ronaldo was forced to miss the entire 2000–01 season and much of the two seasons either side of it. [72] Departing Real Madrid having been the club's leading goalscorer for all of his four full seasons, Ronaldo thanked everyone except Capello, "I would like to thank the fans who've supported me all the time and thank all the teammates that I've had here and all the coaches I've had – except one". [226], In a 2011 interview with the BBC, former Real Madrid teammate Steve McManaman spoke about Ronaldo's personality. To his new club manager. [220] On 6 April 2010, Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their second daughter. Ronaldo became the majority owner of Real Valladolid in September 2018, after buying 51% of the club's shares. [22] Barcelona thought the talking was over having agreed a new long-term contract with the best player in the world until 2006, as Barcelona president Josep Lluís Núñez declared; "He's ours for life". He is, by some distance, the best goalscorer in Premier League history with 260 goals in 441 appearances and struck 30 goals in 63 games for England. Just Fontaine. "[201] Displaying an effortlessness in his game, a reliance on his superior innate ability is given as a reason for his application in training often not being as high as his teammates – though his knee issues may also have been a factor – with his Brazil teammate Emerson stating "Ronaldo felt he didn't need to work as hard as us, that he could do in two days what the rest of us would take ten days to do. [221], —Alexandre Pato on meeting Ronaldo at A.C. Milan in 2007. [8] On 8 September 2020, he scored his 100th and 101st goals for Portugal in a 2–0 win over against Sweden in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, to become the first European player to reach this milestone. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) He was still a kid. Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have had longer careers. Ronaldo, the original Ronaldo, inspired a phalanx of imitators, players we see on our screens every weekend. [62] Three days later he helped to ensure Real's first league victory over Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 20 years when he scored the second goal in a 2–1 victory over his former club. [126] The BBC's John Motson stated, "The scenes in the commentary box have been absolute mayhem and chaos. "[214] According to a study led by geneticist Sérgio Pena of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, most Brazilians often have a misconception about their roots. Ronaldo Nazario was one of the stars of Brazil's 2002 World Cup win. [224][225] After the confirmation of his fourth child, Ronaldo stated on 6 December 2010 that he had had a vasectomy, feeling that having four children was enough. "[202] In 2020, Ronaldo was named in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team, a greatest all-time XI published by France Football magazine. "[168], In February 2011 it was announced that Ronaldo would be given one last match for Brazil, a friendly against Romania in São Paulo on 7 June 2011, five years after his last match with the national team. "[198] On his speed of thought, Kaká said "For me the best players are those who are able to think of a play and execute it quickest and in the best way possible, and Ronaldo was the best at that. [32] During his time with Inter, he scored several goals against city rivals A.C. Milan in the Derby della Madonnina. Brazil lost the quarter final of France with 1-0 at that tournament. His mother states, "I always found him on the street playing ball with friends when he should have been in school. [185], Comparing his natural ability to Roger Federer, Paul MacDonald of Goal writes, "there's a joy to be had watching something we know to be extremely difficult executed with considerable ease. [172] With 62 goals for Brazil Ronaldo retired from international football as the second-highest goalscorer for his country, behind only Pelé (Neymar has since moved into second place, with Ronaldo the third-highest scorer as of October 2020). With him, it was a different story. "[139] In a remarkable comeback from injury that had threatened his career, Ronaldo led Brazil to their record fifth World Cup title, receiving the Golden Boot as top scorer with eight goals. [66] Although the knee injuries before 2002 meant he "was robbed of the explosiveness of his early years" by the time he signed for Real Madrid, Ronaldo was named by Marca as a member of the "Best foreign eleven in Real Madrid's history". On January 3, Ronaldo moved himself above three-time Brazil World Cup winner Pele (757 career goals) into second on this list following a brace in a … I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done. Every day I trained with him, I saw something different, something new, something beautiful. ", 1997–99: World record transfer and Ballon d'Or win, 2002–2005: Ballon d'Or win and La Liga championship, Ronaldo: Manual de Vuelo (Brazil Documentary film) 1997, "The Global Art of Soccer" (2006). [56] He also won an Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and Spanish Super Cup in 2003, scoring in both finals. [15], Ronaldo scored 44 goals in 47 games with Cruzeiro, leading them to their first Copa do Brasil in 1993, and the Minas Gerais State Championship in 1994. [127] At first, he was removed from the starting lineup 72 minutes before the match, and the team sheet (with Edmundo as his replacement) was submitted to the FIFA delegate. Coincidentally, Maria Alice was born exactly 10 years after her older brother Ronald. [107][108][109] In an emotional press conference on 14 February, he cited pain and hypothyroidism as the reasons for his premature retirement. The Inter Milan star struck twice in the second half to settle an entertaining contest. Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002 and won the 2002–03 La Liga title. [160] He then broke Müller's record in the Round of 16 match against Ghana by scoring his fifteenth-career World Cup goal. World Cup 2002: Appearances: 7. Notably, the Brazilian legend went on to score eight goals throughout the Brazil 2002 World Cup. [228] Ronaldo co-owns the sports marketing company 9INE, with his friend, mixed martial artist Anderson Silva, one of his clients. You'd be at a table with him and it'd be a judge sitting opposite talking to a politician with someone off the street listening in. He had spells at A.C. Milan and Corinthians before retiring in 2011 having suffered further injuries. Then I met Ronaldo. It was a fabulous feeling actually to hold it in my hands and kiss it. He just won the World Cup. Then he came to Barcelona. [115][143], Ronaldo scored against every opponent in the tournament except in the quarter-finals against England. [175][176][177] In December 2012, Ronaldo and Zidane reunited for the Match Against Poverty in Porto Alegre, Portugal, with the field littered with World Cup winners from France and Brazil, which also saw 1982 World Cup star Zico (Ronaldo's boyhood idol) turn out for Ronaldo's team. As a multi-functional striker who brought a new dimension to the position, Ronaldo has been the influence for a generation of strikers that have followed. Brazil's Ronaldo greets Pele after receiving his winners medal. I bought all the books, all the videos and I studied what it could be like to be the best. [209], In April 1999, Ronaldo married Brazilian footballer Milene Domingues, at the time pregnant with the couple's first son, Ronald, who was born in Milan, on 6 April 2000. [114] He went to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States as a 17-year-old, but did not play, as Brazil went on to win the tournament. [21][36] By the end of the 1998–1999 season, he was appointed Inter Milan captain. The Inter Milan star struck twice in the second half to settle an entertaining contest. [25], Arguably Ronaldo's most memorable Barcelona goal was scored at SD Compostela on 11 October 1996. [96] The announcement received much publicity in the Brazilian press about his choice of Corinthians over Flamengo, since Ronaldo publicly declared himself a Flamengo fan. [201] On his precocious talent – a talent which saw him become the youngest FIFA World Player of the Year at age 20, and youngest Ballon d'Or recipient aged 21 – Rob Smyth of The Guardian wrote in 2016, "Ronaldo is easily the best of the past 30 years, possibly ever. [59] He finished the season as La Liga's top scorer with 25 goals and received the Pichichi Trophy for a second time, despite Madrid losing the league title to Valencia. Ronaldo only played 300-plus minutes in his second season at Milan due to recurring injury problems and weight issues. [178] In January 2013, Ronaldo was named one of the six ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. [244] Ronaldo also appears as the cover athlete on the Icon edition of the game. "[70][71], On 18 January 2007, it was reported that Ronaldo agreed terms with A.C. Milan for a transfer of €8.05 million. Ronaldo, however, has never transferred directly between rival clubs. [41][42][43] As Ronaldo fell to the ground clutching his knee, Lazio players including Diego Simeone ran over to help him, and fans of both teams applauded him as he was stretchered off the field. [7][21] His Inter teammate Djorkaeff stated, "when we were training, we would practically stop to watch him. [243] It was controversial with the Catholic Church. Ronaldo helped Brazil to glory in Japan and South Korea, though sported a bizarre haircut for the final against Germany. [18] With PSV, Ronaldo won the Dutch Cup in 1996 and he was Eredivisie top scorer in 1995. [99] Ultimately, he helped Corinthians win the Campeonato Paulista with 10 goals in 14 games. He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. [237] Simon Crerar of The Times listed Ronaldo's performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show. Appearing alongside football players from around the world, including Paolo Maldini, Eric Cantona, Luís Figo, Patrick Kluivert and Jorge Campos, they defend "the beautiful game" against a team of demonic warriors, destroying evil by winning the match. And they see on the internet and you. [238] Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in each film of the Goal! He also won the 1997 Copa América, where he was player of the tournament, and the 1999 Copa América, where he was top goalscorer. 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"[125], Ronaldo entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup billed as the world's greatest player by reporters in the sport. Brazil bagged a stunning 18 goals en route to lifting the 2002 FIFA World Cup™. [180] Joined by Didier Drogba in attack, Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the next year's match on 21 April 2015 in St Etienne, France, with proceeds going towards the African countries most affected by the Ebola epidemic. [171] Fred celebrated his goal with Ronaldo's famous 'finger wag' celebration along with his Brazilian teammates.
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