9 things you probably didn't know about Ronaldo

Modified Mar 05, 2017 17:33 GMT

SAITAMA-KEN - JUNE 26: Ronaldo of Brazil celebrates scoring the winning goal during the FIFA World Cup Finals 2002 Semi-Final match between Brazil and Turkey played at the Saitama Stadium, in Saitama-Ken, Japan on June 26, 2002. Brazil won the match 1-0. DIGITAL IMAGE. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) — Ronaldo was one of the most feared strikers of all time

#6 Ronaldo was jeered by his own set of fans at the Bernabeu

MADRID, SPAIN - OCTOBER 14: Ronaldo of Real Madrid leaves the pitch after getting his second yellow card from referee Gonzalez Vazquez during the Primera Liga match between Getafe and Real Madrid at the Alfonso Perez stadium on October 14, 2006 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images) — Ronaldo could not win over the always unsatisfied Bernabeu crowd

O Fenomeno moved to ply his trade for Los Blancos after a five-year stint with Inter Milan. His signing was a statement of intent from Real Madrid as Ronaldo had recently played a huge part in Brazil's 2002 World Cup success

During his three years with Madrid, Ronaldo scored 85 goals in all competitions but could not get accepted by the highly critical Bernabeu crowd. The Real loyalists were taunting Ronaldo about his weight and also about the fact that he had won just one league title during his second spell in Spain.

This made Ronaldo disinterested at Real Madrid and hence moved to AC Milan in January 2006. He once opened up about his troubled relationship with the Bernabeu crowd when he admitted, "I have never felt loved at the Santiago Bernabéu and I don't understand why. I have never been treated with affection here."

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