28/02/2006
Pele urges Ronaldo to be patient with fans
Brazilian soccer great Pele warned his compatriot
Ronaldo that his impatience with club fans might undermine his soccer career.
The 29-year-old Real Madrid striker has been recently drawn into a brawl for
saying he was considering leaving the Primera Liga club because he was
undervalued by the fans.
"Ronaldo has proved to be a good player with all those titles, but he tends to
lose his way," said Pele, who was attending a promotional event for the 2006
World Cup in Shanghai.
"He could have been a better player had he not been affected by troubles off the
pitch," said Pele, adding that Ronaldo's personal success was whittled away by
so many off-field affairs.
Ronaldo helped Brazil win the World Cup and has been voted world player of the
year three times and European player of the year twice. He has 94 goals in 143
appearances for his Spanish team Real Madrid.