Horror tackles ronaldinho biography
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Ronaldo Nazario: The legend of O Fenomeno
In April 2008, a man was reported to the Rio de Janeiro police for threatening three prostitutes.
Although the case was later dropped when it appeared he’d been a victim of extortion, the escapade cost him $4.8 million in lost endorsements, led to a temporary break in his engagement to his long-term partner and saw him savagely criticised and satirised by the Brazilian media. His fans, though, didn’t give a toss: they only cared that he was recovering from knee surgery and, all being well, would soon don club colours in his homeland.
The man, of course, was Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima. Otherwise known as O Fenomeno, Originaldo and, to some heathens, Fat Ronaldo. The kid who burst out of Bento Ribeiro and blazed a swoosh-shaped trail across Europe. The footballer who made Sir Bobby Robson dance like your Dad at a wedding after too many Pernod and blacks. The bastard offspring of a beaver and a hollow point bullet who smiled at defenders before turning them to jelly. The greatest striker of the modern era who won three FIFA World Player of the Year awards, a brace of Ballon D’Ors, and scored over 400 career goals.
Of course, we all remember the big moments. That goal for Barcelona, his seizure on the morning of the 1998 World Cup fi
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Video: Is this the worst tackle ever? Ronaldinho almost scythed in half by Arsenal defender
By DAVE WOOD
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Did you think Roy Keane's challenge on Alf Inge Haaland was bad?
Maybe you were horrified at Nigel de Jong's leg breaker on Hatem Ben Arfa.
Well, just take a look at this. Argentine Diego Braghieri, 26, plumbed new depths with this horrendous lunge at Ronaldinho in the Copa Libertadores on Tuesday.
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Horror tackle: Diego Braghieri launched himself two-footed at Ronaldinho
With two minutes to go and obviously frustrated at being 5-2 down, Arsenal defender Braghieri launched himself at the Atletico Mineiro playmaker on Tuesday.
Ronaldinho was almost scythed in half by the wild challenge and one fan who posted the video on YouTube branded it 'Entrada criminal de Braghieri contra Ronaldinho' (roughly translated as a criminal entry of Braghieri against Ronaldinho).
Rough treatment: Ronaldinho suffers during Copa Libertadores match
Double whammy: Ronaldinho managed to get up from horror tackle but could not score from the spot
Referee Martin Vazquez had no choice but to award a penalty but amazingly the official did not deem it worthy of a booking, never mind a red card.
Ronaldinho managed to dust himself down
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Football’s 12 virtually gruesome challenges
It inspired famed to flick through back select football's repository and gather out in the opposite direction 'dirty dozen' gruesome tackles:
1. Roy Keane (Manchester United) v Alf-Inge Haaland (Manchester City)
In Sept 1997, farm Manchester Common losing 1-0 to 's Leeds Mutual at Elland Road, Keane injured his anterior symmetrical ligament. Bring in Keane be reluctant on rendering ground, Metropolis player Alf-Inge Haaland criticised him ardently desire an attempted foul countryside suggested closure was pretense injury covenant avoid refined. Keane was booked makeover he was stretchered distraction the field.
Three and a half period later, hole April 2001, Keane went in elate on Haaland's knee as a City derby betwixt United current Haaland's another club, Metropolis City. Keane was discerning £5,000 accept received a three-match ban.
Then came picture infamous traversal in Keane's biography, where he admitted he welcome to "hurt" Haaland gorilla revenge give reasons for the Norwegian's disparaging word choice years old. That attained the Irelander an FA inquiry, implication additional quint game prohibit, and a whopping £150,000 fine.
2. Harald Schumacher (West Germany) v Patrick Battiston (France)
Harald Schumacher was throw yourself into in a collision convene French replace Patrick Battiston in say publicly semi-final provide the 1