ronaldo played for manchester united in the world cup.
who did ronaldo play for in the world cup?
manchester united
ronaldo's recurring injury problems forced him to miss the entire 2000–01 season and much of the two seasons either side of it. since ronaldo's teammate javier zanetti had replaced him as the team captain during his absence, he eventually inherited the captain's band in late 2001. after two operations and months of rehabilitation, ronaldo came back for the 2002 world cup, helping brazil win their fifth world cup title. later in 2002, he won the fifa world player of the year award for the third time, and transferred from inter to real madrid. ronaldo was given his most recognizable nickname, , by the italian press while playing there. his inter teammate djorkaeff stated, “when we were training, we would practically stop to watch him. it was extraordinary." 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. after five years he had played 99 games and scored 59 goals for "nerazzurri". 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.
ronaldo (brazilian footballer)
on the day of the 1998 world cup final, brazilian striker ronaldo suffered a convulsive fit. ronaldo was initially removed from the starting lineup 72 minutes before the match, with the teamsheet released to a stunned world media, before he was reinstated by the brazil coach shortly before kick off. ronaldo "sleepwalked" through the final, with france winning the game. 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. here was the world's most famous sportsman, about to take part in the most important match of his career, when he suddenly, inexplicably, fell ill. was it stress, epilepsy, or had he been drugged?". questions also circulated into who made ronaldo play the game. the brazil coach insisted he had the final say, but much speculation focused on sportswear company nike, brazil's multimillion-dollar sponsor—whom many brazilians thought had too much control—putting pressure on the striker to play against medical advice.
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