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RONALDO: ‘I WILL PLAY AGAIN’

Less than two months since undergoing delicate surgery on his left knee, Ronaldo is continuing to recover quickly and says that his dream of kicking a ball again is getting closer to reality each day.

The AC Milan striker says he is feeling good and has promised he will do all in his power to make a full recovery and repay his colleagues by turning out for the Rossoneri again.

“I’m certain I will play again because football is in my heart,” Ronaldo told calciomercato.it this week.

“I’m so passionate about the game that I’m going to do everything possible to ensure my return. I don’t know how things will work out but my dream is to play for Milan once more.

“The club, my teammates and the backroom staff have all shown their concern for me, but ultimately we’ll have to see how things go.

“If I am still good enough to play for Milan then I will repay the club for all it has done for me,” he pledged.

Ronaldo also spoke about his recovery, which has thus far exceeded the expectations of his doctors and physiotherapists.

“I certainly feel better than I did 40 days ago,” he said. “I can walk better, I just need a stick for support. Now I am beginning a new phase in my recuperation.

“Next week I will go to Paris for another monthly check up and for an ultrasound but I think that everything is going great.

“I know I’ve still got a long road ahead of me and that I need to take it step by step without creating too much expectation,” he added.


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Get well soon champ!!

Great news!!

Ronaldo could be back early
Saturday 5 April, 2008

Ronaldo could return to the playing field sooner than expected, reveals his personal physiotherapist.

The Milan striker underwent surgery on a severed tendon in his left knee and was not expected to return before an eight-month gap – if he managed to resume his career at all.

“I am the bearer of good news,” smiled Bruno Mazziotti on SportTV. “The results of the tests confirm Ronaldo’s recovery is going well.”

He suffered the devastating injury on February 13 during a 1-1 draw with Livorno and is back in Italy after the surgery in Paris.

“The healing process is at an advanced stage, just as we wanted. The whole team is asking if it is possible for Ronaldo to come back quicker than expected, but we cannot confirm or deny anything yet.

“The important thing is that the results of the tests seem to be very favourable, as the first 45 days after this kind of injury are the most critical.

“This is why we hope his comeback date can be put forward a little bit. Ronaldo is desperate to play football again.”

Ronnie plots recovery route

Injured Milan marksman Ronaldo has outlined his recovery schedule, which may include a spell playing in his native Brazil.

El Fenomeno was ruled out of action for at least nine months after severing a tendon in his knee during the Rossoneri’s game against Livorno in mid-February.

There were fears that the 31-year-old’s career could be over, but after a successful operation in Paris he is on the comeback trail and looking to the future.

“I am working four or five hours per day in the hope of recovery,” Ronaldo revealed in La Gazzetta dello Sport.

“I want to be able to play football on the beach with my friends and to have a normal life.

“During my last tests in Paris, the doctors gave me the hope and the guarantees that I needed.

“It’s nearly two months since the operation and the knee is already feeling much better.

“I would like to try and play for Flamengo for a few months and then hopefully try and return to Milan.”

It remains to be seen whether Ronnie will ever wear the Diavolo shirt again, as the world champions are expected to make a big-name striking addition this summer to partner Alexandre Pato next term.


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Get well soon Ronnie !

Take ur time Ronnie(don't want the board dragging their feet over a striker, and calling R99 our 'winter' transfer)....but for God's sake stop watching those soap operas.

He wants to play/train with Flamengo first? This is weird...


That will most certainly happen.

i think it will be at the time of the January break just to help him get back to match fitness

He seems to have lost quite a bit of weight
Exactly how long ago was his picture taken?!

oh here we go with the weight thing again... he was NOT fat!!!
it was probably taken over the last few days

so it seems that worldwide, all mcdonald employees have been told to reject giving service if they see ronaldo coming in.


all joking aside, i'm glad he is recovering so well and fast. I hope he returns. He is still one of helluva player. He can undoubtedly change a game with his presence alone.

But still he said months and he said play... how will this happen? Will we let him play on loan or will he not sign a new contract for Milan unless he's fully fit?

true... well however it works out i just wanna see him back on the field and hopefully with Milan.

He was voted as the fattest football player ever by the sun few days ago

*gives flameshield*

the sun will not be operating within the next few day...

Good news from Ronie's physiotherapist:

"L'ecografia e la risonanza magnetica hanno fatto vedere netti passi avanti. Dal giorno dell'infortunio al tendine ai primi 45 giorni ci sono stati miglioramenti notevoli. Ma quello che ci ha impressionato di piu' sono i miglioramenti senza problemi per il giocatore. In termini di dedizione, Ronaldo merita dieci. Il lavoro giornaliero e' intenso e lui sta facendo di tutto per tornare piu' rapidamente possibile".

[The scan and the MRI show notable improvments. What has impressed me more are the improvmeents for the player. In terms of dedication, Ronaldo deserves a 10. The daily work is intence and he's doing everything to return as quickly as possible.]

just read that to....great news i think for next season shows how much he wants to come back!!

every piece of news since his injury has been perfect... i feel like something could go wrong any moment

Now you got me worrying... I'm not quite sure about this (you know better) but I think when he first got injured he also recovered quickly only to get injured again, no?

yes infact he was out for six month then made a return to injury himself which kept him out of the entire 00/01 season

Have faith, mate. After bad comes the good, and vice versa. And with the amount of bad luck we've had in the last few months, good times are just right around the corner. No matter which uniform Ronaldo returns in, it will still be a sight to behold when he starts kicking the football again.

+1

True. If the good times didn't last, the bad ones won't either - that's my motto in life!

... thanks for the encouraging words mate.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RuUhZxkr194

Ah, Beetles! How very appropriate, it almost made my day! Thanks, Hab. +1

Milan chief doctor Meerseman has told Radio Kiss Kiss (which, I've discovered has a website - the radio station is a fairly good source of news, btw) that Ronaldo's recovery is going more quickly than expected. He's now estimating 7 months out instead of the earlier 9 months. link

I read this earlier today as well, and i must admit the news makes me happy, I just hope it doesn't turn into another inter scenario (where he was injured for even longer right after returning)

Very good news ... So at this rate, he will be 100% ready to rejoin the group after next Xmas

So he'll be like our new signing in january
Hope fester is not reading

hehehe ... I hope Milan wont need to buy in January

Ahem. It would seem that Ronie is definitely feeling....better.

Apparently on Friday he went out on the town in Rio and met up with a lady of the night and conducted her back to a hotel for some quality time. The problem was that the lady of the night was in fact a man in drag who had brought some drugs along. When this was discovered, Ronie apparently offered the transvestite some money to keep the whole episode quiet; said transvestite demanded a LOT more money. The two of them + two more transvestites ended up at a Rio police station. The police spokesman was quoted as stating that Ronie's version of events seems the more believable (Ronie was quoted as saying that yes, he'd had a bit to drink but he categorically denied wanting to or having taken any drugs).

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(Porty, could you make sure I got it right? I've read a synthesis in Italian but the link is to the original globoesporte article).

i will not comment on this right now... he has a gf ffs

I bet that was ari in disguise..

*runs* I suppose I can forget about my sig now...

oh.. you b1tch!!! how could you do this to me in such delicate moment. ...

note to self: delete surprise sig for the pirate!



i really don't know what to make of this story... so Ronie knows there are these reports about the 2 faced ****? and he has denied them?

Ronnie in sex scandal

Brazilian striking star Ronaldo has become embroiled in a sex scandal in Rio De Janeiro.

El Fenomeno has returned to his homeland during his recovery from a severed knee tendon sustained while playing for Milan against Livorno in February.

While Ronnie has made headlines because his knee is healing ahead of schedule, it’s his personal life that’s now in the spotlight.

Reports in Globo state that Ronaldo spent Sunday night in a hotel in Rio with three transvestites.

Amongst them was Andre Albertino, who has accused the striking ace of drugging him and put video footage of the encounter on Youtube.

However, Ronaldo insists that he was the victim of extortion and claims that the three men tried to blackmail him by threatening to drag his name through the mud unless they received a sizeable payment.

The authorities are currently investigating the incident.


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Damn it!

FFS man

Just two little words:

Here is the youtube clip in question.

Oh dear. I really had hoped it was a made-up story. Doesn't seem that way.

So what? He is a person like everyone of us! He wants to have some fun too! I don't blame him, he is not even playing right now and will not be fit soon to play, so i don't see a problem!?

^^

Well besides the stigma of going out with a sex-worker...and in this case one who was not even female, there's also the worry this might distract him. Something we don't need now.

Ronaldo has been seen as a role model for kids around the whole world, especially for the struggling ones in Brazil... this does not send out a pretty image and message to them...

and i personally am really disappointed to say the least.

This?

I don't care if he had sex with a donkey ... I just want him fit in January !

Ditto!! forza R7
I wonder what's all this fuss about? it's a disappointment, yes, but it has happened. Maradona was a heroin addict and C.Ronaldo is probably gay! so what? great players remain great players!