Even today, when you ask older football fans about Ronaldo, they will speak to you about Ronaldo, the Brazilian forward who played for both Barcelona and Real, as well as Inter and Milan. The Brazilian won two World Cups and two Ballon d’Or’s but failed to win the Champions League. Still, he is considered one of the best players in the world ever, and whatever he says is always very much covered by the world media. Especially if he talks about his career and modern-day footballers.Happy Saint Ronaldo’s day to everyone whom it may concern (VIDEO)Ronaldo won two World Cups in his career. The first one was in 1994, but back then, he didn’t even play one minute during the tournament hosted in the USA. Still, it was a good learning experience, especially with well-known stars in the Brazilian team. Ronaldo talked about it on Twitch show Bobo TV, hosted by ex-Italy striker Christian Vieri along with Nicola Ventola, Antonio Cassano and Daniele Adani.“I learned a lot from Romario and Bebeto. They were an inspiration for me even if Romario was a motherf***** because he forced young players to clean his boots or bring him coffees. A few years later, in 1997 I was an important player already. I had already won the Ballon d’Or and during the training retreat for the Copa America, Romario suddenly told me: ‘Get ready, we go out tonight, don’t worry.’ He had prepared a ladder to climb over the hotel’s wall and there was a taxi waiting for us on the other side. We returned at 5 am and I was exhausted the following day in training. I understood that Romario did it on purpose to tire me out and take my spot in the starting XI” recalls Ronaldo.After Valladolid – Il Fenomeno adds another club to his ownershipFormer Barcelona player also mentioned today’s players and gave his thoughts on stars like Messi, Neymar and Mbappe, but talked about the difference between his generation and this new one.“Messi is extraordinary, a powerful and technical player. He wants to score in every game. Neymar is another top player. I hope he can win something with Brazil, but he’s been criticised back home because of his private life. Nevertheless, this generation of footballers is better than us off the pitch. They eat well and sleep a lot. For us, it was the opposite, not to mention the number of women we had. Just think about having the same mentality….” explained the Brazilian.Ronaldo was having seizures, we thought he would die on the pitch!Among all current strikers, former Real Madrid strikers choose the one he thinks it’s the best right now.“Benzema, no doubts about it. Lewandowski after him. Haaland will become the No.1, but the other two are better than him at the moment. Mbappé is also really strong. I’ve read he’s signed a €50m-a-year contract with Real Madrid. Surely, we played at the wrong time” said Ronaldo.
