THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Wrath2X on February 14, 2011, 04:38:10 AM
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Ronaldo Retires At The Age Of 34
The 34-year-old striker is set to call it a day...
Ronaldo has confirmed that he will announce his retirement on Monday, calling time on a rich and unforgettable career in football.
The legendary striker, currently with Corinthians, has cited injury and fitness concerns as the reason for his bowing out months before his final contract was due to expire.
"My body aches. In my head I want to continue, but this body can't take much more," Ronaldo told Fantastico online magazine. "In recent days I have cried like a baby."
The forward has spent the last two years at Corinthians after a glorious spell in Europe with PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Inter, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
His one season at Camp Nou is frequently cited as one of the greatest individual campaigns in footballing history, while his spells at San Siro and the Bernabeu were no less eventful.
Meanwhile Ronaldo is also widely regarded as one of Brazil's greatest ever players. He is the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer, with 15 goals in four tournament appearances - two of which the Selecao would win.
Nonetheless, with Corinthians being eliminated from the Copa Libertadores early, and his physical condition preventing a consistent run in the Timao line-up, Ronaldo has now called it a day.
He will formally end his career at a press conference at Corinthians headquarters at 12:40pm local time (15:40 CET, 14:40 BST, 09:40 EST.)
http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2011/02/14/2351381/ronaldo-retires-at-the-age-of-34 (http://www.goal.com/en/news/584/brazil/2011/02/14/2351381/ronaldo-retires-at-the-age-of-34)
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2NHqSXftzU[/youtube]
So long sweet prince, you'll be missed terribly.
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Who?
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Saw this and was surprised that he's only 34. Considering how long he's been on the international scene, and how many years its been since he was at his peak, I thought he would have been more like 38 or so.
Real Ronaldo > Cristiano
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Soccer? :wtf THIS IS AMURICA! :maf
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:lol Inzaghi. I don't care how good the man was at poaching goals at whatever age, he doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same breath as Ronaldo.
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i heard he likes cheeseburgers
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Saw this and was surprised that he's only 34. Considering how long he's been on the international scene, and how many years its been since he was at his peak, I thought he would have been more like 38 or so.
Real Ronaldo > Cristiano
dude started when he was only 16 or so, so it seems like he's been around forever. it's kinda the same with michael owen (though he needs to be put out of his misery) and probably will be the case with messi, he's gonna win ballon d'or every year here on out
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Ronaldo was great in the olden days and man he was never the same in recent times
Inzaghi? :lol