Ronaldo continued to churn forward, keeping the diamond-and-one moving backward. As Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber readied for the inevitable big leg-whip and blast, Ronaldo tricked him by poking ...

Ronaldo was transferred to Italy’s Inter Milan after the 1997 season, and in 2002 -- when he won his third player of the year award -- he moved to Real Madrid in a deal worth $56 million.

Brazil's Ronaldo got his redemption in No. 23 of our 101 most memorable World Cup moments countdown.

FILE - In this June 30, 2002, file photo, Brazil's Ronaldo celebrates scoring against Germany during the World Cup soccer final at the Yokohama stadium in Yokohama, Japan. Brazil won the match 2-0 ...

Brazil won the first-ever meeting, 2-0 in the 2002 World Cup final, which featured a certain 24-year-old named Miroslav Klose, and the famous three Rs of Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho.

Former Barcelona and Real Madrid striker Ronaldo has claimed that his infamous haircut at the 2002 World Cup was to divert attention away from a high profile leg injury the forward had sustained ...

Ronaldo is no stranger to pressure on the global stage, having been a part of two World Cup winning squads with Brazil and most influential in their last triumph in Japan and Korea in 2002.