Ronaldo’s flab is just a joke

“It doesn’t bother me in the slightest,” said Ronaldo, who has already been named in Brazil’s starting line-up for their opening world Cup match against Croatia on June 13.

“People have been talking about it for so long that nowadays I just take it as a joke. Nobody ever takes about exact numbers, about the percentage of fat. It’s down to a lack of knowledge, a lack of information and a lack of something better to talk about.”

Ronaldo, 29, has not played a competitive game since April 8, when he limped out of Real Madrid’s 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad with an injury to his right thigh. He has taken part in Brazil’s training as usual and says he only needs to win back match fitness.

“This is like a pre-season for me, I’m coming back from injury and I haven’t played for one and a half months,” he said. “I’m very happy and I’m getting on with my job.”

Ronaldo, who will be taking part at his fourth World Cup, refused to set himself a target for Germany. “It’s very difficult to make a forecast like that,” he said. “The principal target is the collective triumph…. to help Brazil win a sixth Cup.”

Ronaldo still rules!

ZURICH: Ronaldo’s hotel room topped that of team mate Ronaldinho’s in an online auction, fetching 1,010 Swiss francs ($825.8) for a one-night stay in the room of Brazil’s leading striker after the team’s stay in Switzerland.

The Brazilian team set up training camp at the luxury hotel at the foot of the Swiss Alps last week to train for the World Cup in neighbouring Germany next month. Ronaldinho’s hotel room fetched 850 francs.

In total the five rooms auctioned, including those of Kaka, Adriano and Roberto Carlos, reaped 3,200 francs.