Ronaldo - End of the line?

So the career of one of the games greatest goal scorers could well and truly be over. The news coming out of France is that the knee injury he suffered against Livorno could call time on the Brazilians career.

Despite his well publicized weight problems, Ronaldo has to go down as one of the all time greats. His goal ratios are phenomenal; 12 goals in 13 games at Cruzeiro, 42 goals in 46 games at PSV, 34 goals in 37 games at Barcelona, 49 goals in 69 games at Inter, 83 goals in 127 at Real Madrid, and 9 goals in 20 games at Milan, his record speaks for itself.

Let’s not forget that he is the all-time top goal scorer in World Cup history.

For some strange reason when you discuss the greatest strikers not only of all-time, but in modern day time, his name is hardly mentioned. Why I’m not sure, but when you seriously look at his career he has to be up there, or at least thereabouts.

Not only was the amount of goals he scored impressive, but also all that he won during that time as well; FIFA World Player of the Year: 1996 (youngest winner), 1997, 2002, World Soccer Player of the Year: 1996 (youngest winner), 1997, 2002 , European Footballer of the Year, Ballon d'Or: 1997 (youngest winner), 2002 ,Onze d'Or: 1997, 2002 , UEFA Most Valuable Player - 1998 , UEFA Club Football Awards: Best Forward - 1998 , FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: 1998, 2002 , European Golden Boot: 1997, Copa América 1999: Top Scorer , Spanish League Top Scorer: 1996-1997, 2003-2004, Dutch League Top Scorer: 1994-1995 , Intercontinental Cup MVP: 2002 , and the GoldenFoot Award: 2006.

If this is the end for Ronaldo, I hope that he receives the recognition that he deserves. The jokes of his weight, and ‘that World Cup final’, pale in existent compared to what he actually did on the field of play.

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