This is one of the phenomena in the history of football. A double world champion at the national team level, he also has several Golden Balls as the best player on the planet, in 1997 and 2002. He is a ball legend, and continues to be an international ambassador of championships and a sport that has given him glory and money. Where he has also moved into club management.
A legend who, however, betrayed football with impunity in favor of one of his most personal passions: tennis. As a fan and also practical.
At 47 years old, he publicly declared that “now I prefer tennis to football.” He went even further with his declaration of intent. “It’s incredible. I can’t watch full soccer games. It’s too boring. But I can spend five hours watching tennis. It’s crazy,” he stressed.
He confessed that he continues training with the racket, “about three times a week. I am still very competitive and I want to be better every day.” Although he also regretted that “my setback… ‘Oh my God! Not even Patrick can fix it.'”
What he was referring to Patrick Mouratoglou, French coach who took the reins of serena williams who is currently directing Holger Rune and runs his own academy in Blue Coast of his country.
In the annual gala of Mouratoglou Academy, for charitable purposes, the Brazilian Ronaldo Nazario, main opponent of the 2024 edition, he allowed himself to be filled with tennis. In the racket field, he won the public even by ‘betraying’ football for a while. Balls in minutes.
Although there is no doubt that he watches and plays a lot of tennis. He is a regular spectator of major racket events.
Source: La Verdad
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