In a tearful announcement, Ronaldo,one of the world's greatest soccer stars,
revealed his decision to retire, ending one of the most successful careers in
soccer.
Ronaldo Lu?s Naz?rio de Lima,commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former
footballer who last played for Corinthians. Ronaldo was one of the most prolific
scorers in the world in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won his first
Ballon d'Or as the European Footballer of the Year in 1997 (aged only 21)
and again won the award in 2002 (26 years old). Additionally, he is one of only
two men to have won the FIFA Player of the Year award three times, along with
French footballer Zinedine Zidane.
In 2007, he was named as one of the best starting eleven of all-time by France
Football and was named to the FIFA 100, a list of the greatest footballers
compiled by fellow countryman Pel?. In 2010, he was voted Goal.com's
"Player of the Decade" in an online poll, gathering 43.63 percent of
all votes[2] and was also included as centre forward in the "Team of the
Decade."[3] On 23 February 2010, Ronaldo announced that he will retire
after the 2011 season, signing a two-year contract extension with the
Corinthians at the same time.[4] He is widely considered by experts and fans as
one of the greatest players of all time.[5]
Ronaldo has played for Brazil in 97 international matches, amassing 62 goals. He
was a part of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 and 2002 World Cups. During
the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo became the highest goalscorer in the history of
the World Cup with his fifteenth goal, surpassing Gerd M?ller's previous
record of 14.
Ronaldo retired on 14 February 2011. He cited pain and hypothyroidism as the
reason for his premature retirement. [6] He left football with the record of the
most goals scored in the history of the FIFA World Cup, including two goals in
the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final.
But now. for the health, he had to retire form the football team. That's a
pity that can't see him play the football any more. But Ronaldo's career
was marked by his goals just as it was by his injuries, which kept him sidelined
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