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'Ronaldo is the best of all time, not Cristiano or Messi': Roberto Carlos ‘Ronaldo is the best of all time, not Cristiano or Messi’: Roberto Carlos The two-time Ballon d'Or winner Ronaldo led Brazil to two World Cups and as many Copa Americas in a career that saw him ply … His father, João de Assis Moreira, was a shipyard worker and footballer for local club Esporte Clube Cruzeiro (not to be confused with the larger Cruzeiro Esporte Clube). 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF.
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Ronaldo de Assis Moreira was born on 21 March 1980 in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.His mother, Miguelina Elói Assis dos Santos, is a former salesperson who studied to become a nurse.

Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... “Ronaldo stood out in training. At the 2002 World Cup he scored eight goals to earn the Golden Shoe award as the tournament’s top scorer and helped Brazil win its fifth World Cup championship. He scored a humongous 352 goals in 518 games, and some believe that if it wasn’t for the knee injuries at the turn of the century, he would have been even better.Roberto Carlos though believes that Ronaldo was ‘the best’.



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CRISTIANO RONALDO and Lionel Messi come second-best to Ronaldo Nazario in Jose Mourinho's ranking of the best-ever footballers.
Get kids back-to-school ready with Expedition: Learn! Ronaldo Nazario is one of the greatest footballers to walk the planet. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. I think in our generation it was harder to score goals. He is not a cage fighter.Electronic Arts Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Ultimate Team Loot BoxesWissam Ben Yedder Knows He Is The Most Hated Player On FIFA 20, Offers Hilarious GiveawayValentino Rossi Narrowly Avoids Being Hit By Stray Bike In High-Speed MotoGP Crash Brazil's Ronaldo (yellow shirt) maneuvering around opposing German players during the final match of the 2002 World Cup, held in Yokohama, Japan; Brazil defeated Germany, 2–0.This article was most recently revised and updated by Ronaldo and Carlos were teammates for Brazil … CRISTIANO RONALDO and Lionel Messi do not compare to "unique" Brazilian Ronaldo, according to legendary left-back Roberto Carlos. The 32-player knockout poll, conducted by football magazine The list overall shows the incredible depth of Brazilian talent, which arguably no other nation can match.Cafu, the only player to have played in three consecutive World Cup finals, is only good enough for seventh spot - and isn't even the highest-placed full-back, as Roberto Carlos bombs forward into fifth.There is some 'recency bias' as you would expect, with double World Cup winner Garrincha - widely viewed as one of the best players in football history - only making 10th spot, only six places above Gilberto Silva.In 32nd and last place, Philippe Coutinho only managed 0.8% of the vote in his appearance in the poll.

"Knee problems first sprung up in the Netherlands before two consecutive world record transfer deals brought him to Inter Milan.In his third season with the Italian club, he severely ruptured cruciate ligaments in his knee and he was ruled out for effectively three years.Bouncing back to fire Brazil to the 2002 World Cup, Mourinho recognises that the striker lacked the longevity of both Ronaldo and Messi, but believes he was the better natural talent.The 57-year-old added: "Not with a career like Cristiano or Messi, 15 years at the top - every day. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Mourinho (left) helped coach Ronaldo in his year at Barcelona The Spurs boss has also worked with Cristiano Ronaldo, but not MessiSwimmers shout Georgina Rodríguez's name as she relaxes on yacht with Ronaldo He has won the La Liga, Copa del Rey, UEFA Cup at the club level.Copyright © 2020 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved 'Ronaldo is the best of all time, not Cristiano or Messi': Roberto Carlos By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. There's a very good reason why he's referred to as the real Ronaldo. He was the best.



He worked up and down the flank, putting in a defensive shift and troubling the Real back line. When he was at Barcelona with Bobby Robson, I realised that he was the best player I’d ever seen take to the field,” Mourinho told “Injuries killed a career that could have been even more incredible, but the talent that that 19-year-old boy had was something incredible.”Despite the injuries, Ronaldo became the all-time highest goalscorer (15) in the FIFA World Cup history until the record was broken by Germany’s Miroslav Klose in the 2014 edition (16).Apart from the world titles, Ronaldo also won the Copa America twice, and was part of the team which won the bronze medal at the 1994 Olympics.