A little over a year ago, all was thought to be lost for one of the greatest soccer players the world has ever seen. For the greatest goal scorer in the history of the world cup the end had arrived! As he left the field carried on a stretcher in agonizing pain, fans the world over thought for sure that this was the last time we would ever see this magnificent athlete on the pitch.
Yet, this Sunday, Ronaldo did something that many, many people said he would never do. That is, once again return from a career ending injury to score 2 goals against one of the best teams in the world, Santos, in the semis of the Paulista championship. He proved once again why he was called by Italian fans “Fenomeno” or The Phenomenon! That is exactly what he is! The way he brought the ball down in his first goal was as if the ball was glued to his boot, he pushed the ball forward and with sniper accuracy he beat the keeper to score Corinthians' second goal. Corinthians’ third goal came in the second half, Ronaldo receives a pass from Elias and with one deft move gets around the defender and with a stroke of brilliance he chips the ball over the keeper to score a “Gol De Placa” as my dad would say!
The smile on his face clearly showed that once again Ronaldo finds happiness in this great game, he looked like a kid just having fun out there, playing for the fun of it, not worried about critics or worried about sponsors, but completely focused on doing what many players have lost in the midst of multimillion dollar contracts….simply having FUN!!!
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