Soccer Superstars - Ronaldo - Nova MD

Born in Rio de Janeiro in September 1976, Luis Nazario de Lima Ronaldo is known to millions of soccer fans worldwide as simply Rinaldo. This legendary player - also known as "o fenomeno" (the phenomenon) - who plays as a forward for Brazil and Real Madrid, is recognised as one of the best strikers of the modern era.
Ronaldo has won the "Player Of The Year"-Award three times and is said to be the second best known person in the world after George W. Bush. Ronaldo was born in a poor area of Rio. By the age of 16 he had scored 59 goals in 57 matches for Brazil's under-17 squad. Ronaldo's european career started when he joined PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands for the 1994-1995 season. After a period of ill health Ronaldo made a remarkable comeback in the 2002 world cup, scoring two goals against Germany, and subsequently becoming the top scorer of the tournament and helping Brazil win their fifth world cup title. This is Ronaldo's incredible story...