Which player lays claim to the iconic name and why are they most deserving of the title? Goal takes a look
The names of the most gifted footballers to ever play the game usually roll off the tongue.
Diego Maradona. Johan Cruyff. Zinedine Zidane. Lionel Messi. People are rarely left in doubt when they hear those words uttered.
However, mention the name 'Ronaldo' and more often than not you run the risk of being asked, "which Ronaldo? The real Ronaldo, or...?"
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Who is 'the real Ronaldo?'
When people refer to the 'real Ronaldo' they generally mean Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima, the Brazilian footballer who was born in 1975.