Ronaldo: Il Fenomeno o El Gordo?

Real Ray · Feb 21, 2003

http://football.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9753,900013,00.html

Behind the scenes there are many who think that, "lovely lad" though he is, Ronaldo lacks the discipline and respect which make a great Real player.

Above all, it was leaked information from Real's dieticians in December, indicating that Ronaldo has sometimes been as much as a stone heavier than in his prime at Barcelona, which pointed to the root of the problem. At 26, he seems to have the metabolism of a 32-year-old and is not even as lean now as last summer when powering Brazil to the World Cup
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Oscar · Feb 21, 2003

He does indeed look like a 30 year old.