In a conversation between Ronaldo Fenômeno and Zidane, during the Ballon d’Or award, Cruzeiro was praised by the former Brazilian player; check out
Present at the Ballon d’Or ceremony last Monday, the 17th, Ronaldo Phenomenon was caught commenting on the cruise in a conversation with the French Zinedine Zidane. The moment between the former Real Madrid teammates drew attention due to the way the Minas Gerais team was praised by the Brazilian.
Ronaldo highlighted the strength of the celestial crowd, the Mineirão stadium and the scenario the club was in when he bought SAF shares in December 2021. In the current season, Cruzeiro won the Série B title and confirmed access to the Serie A do Brasileirão after three years in the second division, with seven rounds to spare.
And Ronaldo talking about Cruzeiro with a certain Zidane during the Ballon d’Or award. 👀pic.twitter.com/T97azgAbrb
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Cruzeiro has 11 million fans, a field with capacity for 62,000 fans. We have 70 thousand members. We had been in the Second Division for three years and it was going to disappear when I bought it”, said Phenomenon to Zidane.
With a practically perfect campaign in 2022, Cruzeiro returned to play in a state final, reached the round of 16 of the Copa do Brasil, in addition to the Série B title and access to Série A after three years of frustration in the second division. After Ronaldo took over the SAF, the club still grew from 10,000 to 70,000 supporters.
Ronaldo and Zidane attended the awards not only as a spectator. The former Brazilian player announced the winner of the Kopa award, given to the best under-21 player of the season. The Frenchman handed over the trophy to Karim Benzemaelected the best player in the world at the Ballon d’Or.
Phenomenon and Zidane were teammates at Real Madrid between 2002 and 2006. After retiring from the pitch, both pursued a football career. The Frenchman is now a coach, having been in charge of the Merengue team, while the Brazilian manages Cruzeiro and ValladolidSpain team.
Source: sportbuzz
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