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That would have effectively meant paying the fifth highest transfer fee in history to sign their own player. [173][174], On 13 December 2011 Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane played a charity match with their friends against former and current players of the German team Hamburg in the ninth edition of the Match Against Poverty series, which Ronaldo and Zidane established in 2003. In Catalonia, forces of all the political spectrum are overwhelmingly in favour of Barcelona. [63] Ronaldo left Real Madrid for Juventus in 2018, and in the week prior to the first meeting of the teams in the 2018–19 La Liga, Messi sustained an arm injury ruling him out of the match. Actually, at the time, I thought it was some philosophy, something to that effect. [240], Ronaldo has appeared in various commercials, from Snickers chocolate bar to Pirelli tyres. "[64] During the 2006–07 season, though Milan won the 2006–07 title, Ronaldo was cup-tied with Madrid and ineligible to take part. He would dip the shoulder, step over, and bang!. Ronaldo is the hardest attacker I've ever had to face. Later in 2002, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year award for the third time, and transferred from Inter to Real Madrid. [155][156] The all-star Brazilian team was promoted as masters of Joga Bonito, "the beautiful game", which was advertised by Nike before the tournament. [226], In a 2011 interview with the BBC, former Real Madrid teammate Steve McManaman spoke about Ronaldo's personality. As Francisco Calvet told the story, "They were shouting: Reds! In this website, they go head to head in terms of goals, stats, achievements, abilities and much more. "I understand perfectly, I'm openly a Flamengo fan. İspaniyanın "Barselona" klubunun və Argentina milli futbol komandasının heyətində çıxış edir. [167] His teammate Kaká reflected, "Ronaldo is the best player I have ever played with. This has happened in three occasions. He invites everybody. Originally it referred only to those competitions held in the Spanish championship, but nowadays the term has been generalized, and tends to include every single match between the two clubs: UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey, etc. At the first check you passed, the second burned you, the third humiliated you. [117] Another Brazilian player, Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, now widely known as Ronaldinho, was called Ronaldinho Gaúcho when he joined the Brazilian main national team in 1999. Barcelona player Josep Valle recalled: "The press officer at the DND and ABC newspaper wrote all sorts of scurrilous lies, really terrible things, winding up the Madrid fans like never before". [178] In January 2013, Ronaldo was named one of the six ambassadors of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi have had longer careers. Brazil's Ronaldo greets Pele after receiving his winners medal. Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their first daughter, named Maria Sophia, in Rio de Janeiro, on 24 December 2008. Jimmy Greaves (2008). "[206], During 1997, Ronaldo met the Brazilian model and actress Susana Werner on the set of Brazilian telenovela Malhação when they acted together in three episodes. He was already a popular figure throughout Spain for scoring the nation's World Cup winning goal in 2010. [5][7] Crediting futsal for developing his skills, Ronaldo has said, "futsal will always be my first love. S 3. zlato žogo se je pridružil Zinedinu Zidanu in Ronaldu de Limi. [28], For many people, Barcelona is still considered as "the rebellious club", or the alternative pole to "Real Madrid's conservatism". 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup winners (1st title), United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, one of the fastest goals in the club's history, Laureus World Sports Award for Comeback of the Year, BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year, Trofeo EFE La Liga Ibero-American Player of the Year, IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year, Association of Football Statisticians (AFS) Top-100 Players of All Time, International Federation of Football History & Statistics, List of most expensive association football transfers, List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals, "Após início pobre em Bento Ribeiro, Ronaldo conquista o mundo", "Brazil's Ronaldo Has the World at His Feet", "Ronaldo O Fenomeno: Sao Cristovao's greatest son", "Ronaldo: My history & goals can't be erased", "PSV Eindhoven rekindle glory days of Romário and Ronaldo", "Ronaldo given route back by Corinthians", "The big interview: Luis Enrique – "I'd like to manage in England at some point – the fans are faithful, "Ronaldo at 40: Il Fenomeno's legacy as greatest ever No 9, despite dodgy knees", "Spain - List of Topscorers ("Pichichi") 1929-2011", "Jose Mourinho: Brazil's Ronaldo is the best player from last 20 years", "Ronaldo hat-trick vs Valencia: Barcelona 1996-97 season", "Brazilian Ronaldo was simply a phenomenon", "Italy - Footballer of the Year: List of winners", "Brazil legend Ronaldo retires from football", "European Football: Ronaldo's duel with Batistuta", "Djorkaeff's UEFA Cup glory day at Inter", "Ecco l'Inter di Hodgson. 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! [146] In the final against Germany in Yokohama, Japan, Ronaldo scored twice in Brazil's 2–0 win and tied Pelé's Brazilian record of 12 career World Cup goals. [210] The marriage lasted four years. Ronaldo moved from left to right very fast...so it was obvious, by the way that he played, that injuries were always a possibility". [31] Ronaldo started to develop into a complete forward. In 2020, Ronaldo was named in the Ballon d'Or Dream Team, a greatest all-time XI published by France Football magazine. 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. The 10 best players of World Cup 2002. Buffon vale Maradona", "As natural as Federer, Ronaldo in his prime was a true football phenomenon", "Mourinho: Neither Messi nor Cristiano beat Ronaldo Nazario", "Ballon d'Or Dream Team: Xavi alongside Messi and Cristiano", "Ranked! He told Barcelona teammates Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola he was not leaving and they conveyed the message to the Barcelona squad. At his fearsome peak for PSV, Barcelona and Inter Milan he was arguably the most dangerous striker the world has ever seen. [6] Cristiano Ronaldo twice gestured to the hostile crowd to "calm down" after scoring against Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2012 and 2016. [56] He also won an Intercontinental Cup in 2002 and Spanish Super Cup in 2003, scoring in both finals. Ronaldo was revealed to be the 12th Team of the Year card released by EA and his overall rating is the same as Messi's. "[90] Ronaldo was released by Milan at the end of the season, as his contract expired and was not renewed. Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Eduardo Teus, who admitted that Madrid had "above all played hard", wrote in a newspaper: "the ground itself made Madrid concede two of the three goals, goals that were totally unfair". And usually, he was right". [99] Ultimately, he helped Corinthians win the Campeonato Paulista with 10 goals in 14 games. [81], Despite tremendous success over the past decade, Ronaldo never won the UEFA Champions League in his club career. It was a fabulous feeling actually to hold it in my hands and kiss it. [22] However, when the parties reconvened to finalise the deal the following day, the agreement collapsed, with Núñez admitting: "It's all over, Ronaldo is going". "[58] By 2003 he was fluent in Portuguese, Spanish and Italian, and had a good understanding of English. Atlético Madrid, Valencia and Athletic Bilbao complete the top five. He was impossible to stop. Antony Young (2007). [41] This ended the long struggle for Di Stéfano, as he moved definitively to Real Madrid.[41]. "[25] Atletico Madrid's Quinton Fortune, who played against Ronaldo three times that season – Ronaldo scored eight goals – including having to mark him once, stated, "I saw him after the match finished, and that's the nearest I was to Ronaldo on the night. "[34] Fernando Argila, Barcelona's reserve goalkeeper from the game, said, "There was no rivalry. [220] On 6 April 2010, Maria Beatriz Antony gave birth to their second daughter. We want to build the best team possible to compete while also giving information about our management with transparency. Only one of them happened. [22] Óscar García, Ronaldo's teammate that season, stated, "Back then, he was all fibre and muscle. Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo top this year’s Forbes ranking of the highest-paid soccer players once again, after Messi resolved a weeks … The ceremony reportedly cost £700,000 (€896,000). [100] He was a wonderful person. ", "I've said before that my big victory was to play football again, to run again and to score goals again. "[40], The rivalry was intensified during the 1950s when the clubs disputed the signing of Alfredo Di Stéfano. [98] Scoring eight goals in nine matches, his form led to calls for his return to the Brazil national team – nearly 70% of respondents in a poll for the O Globo newspaper voted that he should be reinstated, with the country's president Lula also calling for his immediate return. Note: The Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and Latin Cup are not recognized in the UEFA records and statistics, but FIFA does view the competitions as a major honour. Messi Lionel. Basilo de la Morena had been caught out by the speed of the goals. He was a perfect physical specimen. [76] The next game at Siena, on 17 February, Ronaldo scored twice and assisted on a third goal in his first start for Milan, as they won 4–3. [37][38], The match report in the newspaper La Prensa described Barcelona's only goal as a "reminder that there was a team there who knew how to play football and that if they did not do so that afternoon, it was not exactly their fault". [7][21] His Inter teammate Djorkaeff stated, "when we were training, we would practically stop to watch him. [181][182], On 14 June 2018, Ronaldo featured at the 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. [4] Both clubs have a global fanbase; they are the world's two most followed sports teams on social media.[13][14]. The match was dubbed by Spanish media as the "Match of the Century". [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. [88], On 13 February 2008, Ronaldo suffered a severe season-ending knee injury while jumping for a cross in Milan 1–1 draw with Livorno, and was stretchered off and taken to a hospital. [51], While El Clásico is regarded as one of the fiercest rivalries in world football, there have been rare moments when fans have shown praise for a player on the opposing team. Ronaldo started his career at Cruzeiro and moved to PSV in 1994. [39] However, on 21 November 1999, during a Serie A match against Lecce, Ronaldo felt his knee buckle and was forced to limp off the field. Everything that would come to define him – the lightning pace, the blurry stepovers, the implausible impression that he was faster with the ball than without it, even the exceptional upper-body strength – was all there. Real Madrid leads in head-to-head results in competitive matches with 97 wins to Barcelona's 96; Barcelona leads in exhibition matches with 19 victories to Madrid's 4 and in total matches with 115 wins to Madrid's 101 as of the match played on 24 October 2020. 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[149][150][151] In a 2017 interview with Fox Sports, Ronaldo stated, "the best team I played in was the Brazilian one in 2002, we felt that we could always score. "[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. "[48] Prior to his November 1999 injury Ronaldo had registered 42 goals in 58 Serie A games, in what was the hardest league to score in with the most advanced defensive strategies and the world's best defenders. [23] He also won La Liga top scorer award in 1997 with 34 goals in 37 games, and the European Golden Shoe. He accused the presidential candidate of "lying" and "fantasizing". 16 internal trophies – 6 external trophies. [238] Ronaldo made a cameo appearance in each film of the Goal! "[248] [47] After two operations and rehabilitation, Ronaldo came back for the 2002 World Cup, helping Brazil win their fifth World Cup title. [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. [222], In December 2010, Ronaldo and his family moved to a new mansion in São Paulo. As of 18 December 2019, 23 different players have scored a hat-trick in El Clásico matches. He was a beast; it was unfair to everyone else. Cristiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer who has represented the Portugal national football team as a forward since his debut on 20 August 2003 against Kazakhstan in a friendly. [92][93], Ronaldo trained with Rio de Janeiro based Brazilian club Flamengo during his recovery from knee surgery, and the club's board of directors said that the doors were open for him to join. I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done. Messi vs Ronaldo is a good book comparing the two players.It is written and worded very well. In a 2015 interview, Ronaldo commented on the rivalry by saying that "I think we push each other sometimes in the competition, this is why the competition is so high" while Ronaldo's manager during his time at Manchester United, Alex Ferguson, opined that "I don't think the rivalry against each other bothers them. This file has been extracted from another file: Cristiano Ronaldo (L), Lionel Messi (R) – Portugal vs. Argentina, 9th February 2011 (1).jpg The making of this document was supported by Wikimedia CH . [188][189][190] Highly regarded for his technical ability, Ronaldo was able to use both feet, despite being naturally right footed,[191][192] and is considered one of the most skilful dribblers in the game. [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. John Wiley & Sons. Good Friends or bitter enemies? [57], A 2007 survey by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas showed that 32% of the Spanish population supported Real Madrid, while 25% supported Barcelona. This achievement helped him win his second Ballon d'Or. Moved to the capital of Spain for studying purposes and joined Real Madrid. 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. [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. "[29], His Barcelona teammate Óscar García observed, "I'd never seen anyone play football with such technical ability, creativity and precision at that incredible speed. (2005), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007) and Goal III: Taking on the World (2009). He starred in the 1996 Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in a Roman amphitheatre. This was the game that first formed the identification of Madrid as the team of the dictatorship and Barcelona as its victims. "[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. ", "Ronaldo did things nobody had seen before. He proved that he was a cut above the rest that season. [228] Ronaldo co-owns the sports marketing company 9INE, with his friend, mixed martial artist Anderson Silva, one of his clients. Tim Vickery writes, "Without Ronaldo, Brazil were a shambles, fortunate even to get to the tournament. "[125], Ronaldo entered the 1998 FIFA World Cup billed as the world's greatest player by reporters in the sport. and Sônia dos Santos Barata. However, four of these came in friendly matches. Corinthians made an offer that will let me continue my career. "[21] He frequently beat several players when dribbling at speed, and excelled in one on one situations, due to his ball control, acceleration, agility, balance and nimble footwork in his prime. He was slim and powerful, skillful, fast and deadly. [237] Simon Crerar of The Times listed Ronaldo's performance as one of the thirty-three funniest cameos in the history of the show. [64] Speaking in 2017 on Ronaldo's weight issues and lack of fitness at Madrid, in addition to his ability, Capello summed up the conflicting emotions he has with the Brazilian, "the most difficult player to handle was the best I coached: Ronaldo, il Fenomeno. [23] The links between senior Real Madrid representatives and the Francoist regime were undeniable;[17] for most of the Catalans, Real Madrid was regarded as "the establishment club", despite the fact that presidents of both clubs like Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra, suffered at the hands of Franco's supporters in the Spanish Civil War. [89] The club confirmed after the match that Ronaldo had ruptured the kneecap ligament in his left knee. In third place came Valencia, with 5%. "[196] The outstanding influence for a generation of strikers, from Karim Benzema to Sergio Agüero, with Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku stating "he changed the dimension of a striker" and could "dribble like a winger, run like a sprinter", Zlatan added, "nobody influenced football and the players who emerged as much as Ronaldo".[197]. "[200] With his quick reactions and anticipation, Ronaldo often beat defenders to the ball, and as a finisher he was effective with his head as well as either foot, and could finish well both inside and outside the penalty area. "[227], Ronaldo was the co-owner of A1 Team Brazil, along with former F1 driver Emerson Fittipaldi. He didn't just run fast in a straight line, he also changed direction at incredible speed. The collective was important. 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[211], Despite his fame – a 2003 poll by Nike listed him the world's most famous sportsperson (and third most famous person overall) – Ronaldo is protective of his privacy, including with teammates, stating in an interview with The Telegraph, "each [player] has his own private life, and no one thinks about anyone else's private life. [22] Having received the ball inside his own half, he evaded a cynical tackle of the first opponent with a drag back, before running away from another and ran towards goal where he went past two more defenders in the box with close ball control, and then slotted the ball into the bottom corner of the net. [136] The nature of the incident set off a trail of questions and allegations which persisted for years, with Alex Bellos writing in The Guardian, "When Ronaldo's health scare was revealed after the match, the situation's unique circumstances lent itself to fabulous conspiracy theories. Lionel Messi has won the award a record six times while playing for Barcelona, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, who has won five (one with Manchester United and four with Real Madrid). [223] Also in December, Ronaldo took a paternity test and was confirmed to be the father of a boy named Alexander, born in April 2005. [137] The parliamentary inquiry was unable to find any wider conspiracy, although the Brazilian public remained unconvinced. It was Barcelona that was willing to pay the then world record fee of $19.5 million. [41] Both Real Madrid and Barcelona attempted to sign him and, due to confusion that emerged from Di Stéfano moving to Millonarios from River Plate following the strike, both clubs claimed to own his registration. [248][249] To celebrate 15 years of the boot, Nike created a Mercurial Vapor IX inspired by the 1998 design, with Phil McCartney, VP of Football Footwear for Nike, stating; "Ronaldo's impact on the game 15 years ago was immense, and in the run up to 2014, we wanted to celebrate that boot and the man himself. He was so natural, so cool, so utterly in control. [32] Ronaldo's performances at the club – especially the first two seasons before injury – saw him named among the four inaugural inductees into the Inter Milan Hall of Fame in 2018. But I know that one day they will be broken. Barcelona's humiliated president was forced to resign by the Barcelona board, with the interim board cancelling Di Stéfano's contract. 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. [28] Such was the manner Ronaldo ran through opposing defences, former Real Madrid forward Jorge Valdano commented; "he's not a man, he's a herd".