The real Ronaldo, the player called O Fenomeno retired a day ago. In a nutmeg, he was brilliant. You could have had three legs and he would have found a way between each of them. He brought immense beauty to the game. Enjoy.
As for the present Brazilian team something tells me their swansong days will be hard to replicate. Making those Ronaldo moments in their 2002 World Cup win priceless. He was lampooned mercilessly for his weight issues in his later days and what transpired before the 1998 World Cup final may never been known. A series of knee injuries and subsequent surgeries kept him out for protracted periods of time. But his day in history is intact. For a generation of football fans, he was the best player. Yours truly included.
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