The last goodbye: How Ronaldo went to Corinthians & stole Pele’s crown

Signing Ronaldo Fenomeno was once an opportunity the world’s best clubs climbed over each other to grab. As the third millennium approached, the boy who left Brazil to take on the world and won was the shiniest item in football’s treasure chest of attacking jewels.

But in December 2008, contracting the services of the buck-toothed former golden boy was about as safe a bet as purchasing stocks in an Icelandic investment bank – especially for a Brazilian club that was emerging from one of the most chastening episodes in its wildly eventful history.

Somehow, though, this is the story of the Brazilian club that took that risk – Corinthians – and this is a story of glorious success.

Read the article at Planet Football.

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