What REALLY happened to Ronaldo before the 1998 World Cup Final – in his own words France 98 was supposed to be the strikers crowning glory, but an unexplained incident shattered his and Brazils ...

The stage was set in Paris: tournament hosts France up against Mario Zagallo's brilliant Brazil in the 1998 World Cup Final, the Seleção with their mercurial 21-year-old striker in tow. Ronaldo ...

Ronaldo Nazário was both the best and the most famous player on the planet heading into the 1998 World Cup in France; an unstoppable, supernatural goalscorer and the undisputed face — thanks in ...

Ronaldo is speaking in the Spanish capital, which on Sunday will host La Liga’s Clasico as Real Madrid host Barcelona at the Bernabeu. “The pressure of a Clasico can be compared to a World Cup ...

Ronaldo: The mystery of the 1998 World Cup final, and why Brazil's star striker barely turned up ...

Ronaldo kicks the ball to scores the first goal against Turkey during the semifinal match of the FIFA 2002 World Cup Korea Japan 26 June, 2002, in Saitama, Japan.

Ronaldo, then on 22 goals in 29 appearances, always gave his team a chance, tending to strike late, too, as Inter generally did that season, with 25 of their goals coming in the final 20 minutes.

With two goals in Brazil's World Cup final victory over Germany -- the first in the 67th minute and the second in the 79th -- Ronaldo earned his place as the most prolific of Brazil's dangerous "3 ...

Ronaldo and the 1998 World Cup final At France '98, Ronaldo was the story of the tournament. The then Inter Milan star was banging in goals and dragged Brazil all the way to the final.

Meanwhile over the past two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo has been among the world's elite to laud and promote Mercurial boots. But only 1,998 pairs of the new What the Mercurial range will be available.

Politicians want to know whether Nike forced the striker to play in the 1998 final against France, hours after he was hospitalized. Ronaldo played poorly and Brazil lost 3-0 to France.

Ronaldo today insisted he was fit to play in the 1998 World Cup Final, only hours after suffering convulsions. "I was in a normal condition, clinically and physically, to play," Ronaldo told a ...