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Fellow Brasilian international Adriano, is confident that Ronaldo can bounce back from his recent injury and personal problems.
The Brasilian star was loaned out by Inter to Sao Paulo to regain form and fitness in a disappointing season last year and firmly believs that his 2006 world cup teammate Ronaldo R9, can recover from his own disappointing troubles.
Ronaldo who is recovering from a serious knee injury, had an encounter with three cross-dressing tranvestites who tried to extort Ronaldo out of his money.
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Ronaldo who has since expressed his hurt and shame over the incident, is adament that he was not in the wrong, having not done anything illegal - yet it deeply embarrased over the whole incident.
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"We always had a good relationship and while I think that what Ronaldo did was not right, I am never going to give up our friendship for that," said Adriano to globoesporte.com. "He is Ronaldo and he is a big name. If that had happened to another person, nobody would talk about it. "These are lessons to learn from this incident. I also went through some difficulties and I know how he must feel," Adriano added.
So what can we make of this from Adriano?
Firstly that Ronaldo is now over the worst of this and can now concentrate on getting back to his rehabilitation and looking to gain full fitness. Ronaldo R9 has not had the best of luck with injuries and will need all the support and motivation to come back to anything that was like his best.
Put into context - he is only 31, will be 32 next year and this 2008-2009 season with whichever club will be the defining chapter in Ronaldo r9's career. With Milan looking uncertain to renew or extent his contract which ends in June this year, Flamengo wait in the distant horizon with open arms for Ronaldo and possibly even a shock return in World Cup 2010...
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Let's take a moment to reflect on the human side of Ronaldo and the moments he must have been going through when the story imploded worldwide about an encounter with three transvestites.
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Above all the media focus, controversy and more angles cast than even Pythagoras oould have bettered, we see Ronaldo the human, and he made this past week, a public confession to his family, friends and worldwide fans.
Ronaldo admits he is "sorry and ashamed" over the scandal.
"It was an isolated and stupid act," the three-time FIFA Player of the Year said on Globo's hugely popular "Fantastico" program. "I'm sorry and ashamed."
Ronaldo said he was unaware they were transvestites and is deeply sorry for his actions - Ronaldo was out celebrating Flamengo's victory over rivals Botofogo although retains the fact he was not drunk.
"I feel very ashamed speaking about this matter. It was an isolated act, an act of complete stupidity on my part. I never knew what a transvestite was. I am completely heterosexual. "My error has created a major problem of global impact. But thank God all the facts are coming to light. I've spoken to my attorney and everything is being investigated and will be proven. "Certainly this will tarnish my personal life forever. But it will not interfere in my position as ambassador for Unicef. And this will not interfere also in the advertising contracts I have. This is an isolated act that will not happen again." Ronaldo has made a very big mistake indeed and this will have no bearing on his future career, although has recently broke up with girlfriend Maria after word of his affair broke.
"I made the stupidest mistake ever of my personal life," he said. "Anyone can make a mistake, and I made a big mistake."
Quick Peek ahead of Headlines - Ronaldo has also cast fresh doubt over his AC Milan career when his contract runs out in June - more to follow soon so stay tuned at Ronaldo R9.
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Brasilian star Ronaldo has been caught up in a scandal involving three cross-dressing prosititutes this Monday week.
Ronaldo had allegedly just dropped off his girlfriend at her house when he picked up three girls only to discover that they were in fact transvestites.
One of the people involved, Andreia Albertine, videoed the footballer emerging from the motel on her mobile phone's camera and the video has been posted on video-sharing website Youtube.
From here reports and facts are patchy, with some claims that Ronaldo threatened to hit one of the 'girls' who accused him of asking her to buy him drugs according to local press reports.
Ronaldo has hit back firmly denying he has ever using drugs, and reiterated that he was a victim of extortion.
Technically, under Brasilian Law Ronaldo has done nothing wrong - prostitution is legal - so it seems that although perhaps not morally correct - ronaldo r9 is in fact a victim of crime.
Ronaldo, according to Rio police superintendent Carlos Augusto Nogueira, "reported that Andreia had taken his car documents and demanded 30,000 dollars".Nogueira added: "Ronaldo admits the facts. He said he just wanted to amuse himself, that's not a crime. To pay to have sexual relations isn't illegal. Albertino is also accused of taking Ronaldo's documents and threatened to extort the Brasilian star $30,000. Ronaldo R9 who is currently out with a serious knee injury has also stated he is having psychological problems associated with his injury.
http://ronaldo-r9.blogspot.com/2008/02/ronaldo-injures-knee-again-milan-vs.html
Regardless of any problems, what is clear is that Ronaldo has taken a fine line here by hiring a call girl and this has turned into a PR disaster for a the footballer.
Youtube and Brasilian press have been quick to catch on this story - whilst on the BBC news wesbite - it is the #1 story in the world as of 29/04/08.
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Since his introduction into world football, Alexandre pato has attracted a lot of attention and much of this is deserved, with the prodigious young striker being compared to ronaldo r9 - brasil striker.
Pato, like Ronaldo R9, joined Milan in 2007 and since january 2008 when he became eligible to play for AC Milan, has had a rich vein of form. Scoring 7 times in 13 games in Serie A - inevitably leading comparisons to selecao star ronaldo.
"This is a special moment,? Pato enthused. 
?The Seleçao is the dream for any Brazilian boy who begins to play with the ball.?
The 18-year-old has been described by some as the ?new Fenomeno?, in reference to Ronaldo 's own tag 'el fenomeno' , however it something Pato dislikes.
?Leave aside words like phenomenon,? he said.
?I still have everything to prove.?
And everything to prove he does with Pato being only 18 years old it is absurd to reach such conclusions that he is the new ronaldo. However such comparisons are inevitable with both ronaldo r9 and pato being at ac milan, only time will tell whether Pato has the capacity to match the great ronaldo on the biggest stage - the world cup in 2010.
To keep us ronaldo r9 fans amused while he is injured, we will each week go through and see some of his spectacular goals from past games.
Here we have a match with AC Milan against Empoli where our Ronaldo r9 scored on the 12 minute
Take a look at the turn and three stepovers to bamboozle the defender - just like the good old days with Barca and Brazil.
Get well soon ronnie - in the mean time let us celebrate his exquisite talent that drew so many millions of fans to el fenomeno all those years ago.
-The Ronaldo R9 Team
Ronaldo R9 has recently expressed his desire to join Flamengo on a loan deal as part of his rehab process.
Ronaldo, Ac milan striker, injured his knee earlier this year, setting him back at least nine months before he can return to full training.
The Brazilian startlet believes a stint at Brazilian side Flamengo could help his rehabilitation process - before entering Serie A action with AC Milan.
"I am not giving up," Ronaldo told La Gazzetta dello Sport. "I don't see myself without football. "I am working four hours a day in order to recover. "Before I can think of Europe and Milan, I would like to spend a couple of months at Flamengo."
Ronaldo R9 added that his scheduled nine-month rehabilitation programme was progressing well. "For the time being everything is okay and the doctors have given me hope, telling me that the knee is healing well," he said. Ronaldo's deal at Milan ends this summer although AC Milan, specifically Silvio Berlusconi has stated his wish to extend his contract for a further year.
It is important not to second guess the rehab process, although a stint at Flamengo could well go some way to improving confidence and Ronaldo technique as he gets his touch back slowly out of the limelight of Serie A.
This could well then ease him into 2010 WC contention - although will need to prove he is worthy ahead of Luis Fabiano (in fantastic form), Alfonso Alves (undoubedtly better than Alves although form is crucial) etal.
Undoubedtly a 'phenomenom' - Brasil cannot find a better striker than Ronaldo, although the rehab process will be crucial and then the form he can show with his team - whether it be AC Milan or Flamengo
-The Ronaldo R9 Team
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