Chookes 21 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Brazilian striker Ronaldo came through his first competitive game for 13 months in one piece, but was injured by a microphone as he left the pitch. The 32-year-old made his debut for Corinthians as a 68th-minute substitute in the 2-0 win over Itumbiara. But Ronaldo was left with a badly bruised and swollen right eye after being struck by a microphone when a post-match media scrum surrounded him. Ronaldo was making his return from a third career-threatening knee injury. The three-time Fifa world player of the year ruptured a tendon in his left knee playing for AC Milan against Livorno in February 2008. He later left the Italian club before joining Brazilian club Corinthians in December in a surprise move. Ronaldo has battled weight problems and trained for three months to reach match fitness but, wearing his favourite number nine shirt, he only had a few touches of the ball in an unspectacular debut. "He had a good debut, moved well and tried a few dribbles," Corinthians coach Mano Menezes told reporters. Ronaldo, who has 97 caps and 62 goals for Brazil, was involved in another off-field controversy last week when he was fined by the club for arriving late at the team hotel after a day off. Stupid media . Great to see him back though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootSpeedKillLight 0 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 If only it was Cristiano. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,874 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 If only it was Cristiano. Thats the name I wanted to see when i opened this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 9 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ronaldo lost it a long time ago. Milan was his chance but he blew it. Injuries didn't help of course, but psychologically the damage was done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose_72 198 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ronaldo lost it a long time ago. Milan was his chance but he blew it. Injuries didn't help of course, but psychologically the damage was done. Those first 6 months at Milan were him close to his best. He would power through helpless defences and unleash a shot that the keeper simply couldn't stop. Was wonderful to see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 9 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Ronaldo lost it a long time ago. Milan was his chance but he blew it. Injuries didn't help of course, but psychologically the damage was done. Those first 6 months at Milan were him close to his best. He would power through helpless defences and unleash a shot that the keeper simply couldn't stop. Was wonderful to see. It was. Hence the crying shame as it fell apart so dramatically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Maestro 11,287 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Best player of my lifetime I think. His international haul is outstanding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Theres a pic on the bbc website of him in that game and he looks sooo fat its unbelievable. Good to see him back though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jardy 0 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 fat mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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