Not like a number of different legends, together with his nice peer in Actual Madrid. Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo had stayed away from the sport, other than fleeting stints as a media pundit. However the stalwart ahead has set his eyes on turning into the president if his nation’s soccer federation.
“I can’t return to the sphere as lots of you ask me to do,” Ronaldo wrote on Instagram. “And, truthfully, I don’t even suppose that our largest defeats in recent times had been throughout the 4 strains. They weren’t televised. We have to look outdoors the highlight. Into the establishment,” he mentioned.
“My motivations for this candidacy are numerous and maybe the largest of them is to consider that I can really contribute to regain respect for Brazilian soccer,” he added. Since profitable the 2002 World Cup, their fifth—Ronaldo was one of many stars and the golden boot winner—Brazil have stumbled within the knockouts, their title drought incensing the feverish followers and vexing the coaches.
As a part of his ambition, he mentioned he envisages to journey round his nation. “I’m going to journey to all corners of Brazil, take heed to all these individuals who should be heard and current to the Federation a non-public funding challenge by no means earlier than seen for the sustainable progress of sport in each state of the nation. Proceed to generate enterprise, jobs and leisure, with innovation. Rebuilding the credibility of the highest entity of Brazilian soccer, with our outdated ardour within the new occasions,” the two-time Ballon d’or winner mentioned.
As a part of the candidacy, he’s busy promoting his stakes in a number of golf equipment, La Liga aspect Actual Valladolid, nationwide every day O’Globo reported. “It received’t be an impediment to my candidacy,” he was quoted as saying.
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