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Ronaldo Luìs Nazàrio de Lima, known simply as Ronaldo, was a legendary footballer for both club and country. The Brazilian National, popularly dubbed “El Fenomeno” (The Phenomenon), is widely considered one of the greatest strikers ever. The clinical finisher claimed the FIFA World Player of the Year award three times and the Ballon d’Or in 1997 and 2002. His runs with country (1994-2011) and storied clubs PSV, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid earned him several tournament MVPs and Golden Boot awards, cementing his status among the all-time greats. He is Brazil's second all-time leading scorer (trailing only Pelé) with 62 goals in 98 caps for Seleção.
Presented here is one of Ronaldo's match worn Brazil National Team jerseys from the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany. Ronaldo tallied three goals and one assist during their run that came to an end with a 1-0 Quarterfinals loss to France. A 57th minute goal from Thierry Henry was enough to finish off the Brazilians. The yellow Nike jersey (size L) with green piping around the neck and sleeve ends is properly tagged and designed for easy breathing with mesh airholes down the sides. "RONALDO" is arched across the upper back with his iconic number "9" front and back, all done in green pressed-on letters and numbers. The CBF (Brazilian Football Confederation) logo is also pressed-on to the left chest with five stars in recognition of the five World Cups Brazil had previously won. The official "FIFA WORLD CUP GERMANY 2006" crest patch is affixed to the right sleeve. "BRASIL" is embroidered into the top rear collar in yellow. Pressed onto the lower left front tail is a "Nascidp para jogar futbol" (Born to play soccer) message. Inside the collar are the 5 stars once again with a Nike screened-on Size L label. The shirt has been laundered but displays evidence of moderate wear, especially the CBF logo and back number.
Includes LOA from Brazil National Team (CBF) Technical Coordinator, who is also the nephew of former CBF President Ricardo Teixeira.