SOCCER WC Star & Brazilian HERO calls it a day...

In his time there was probably nobody better or stronger close to goal...? 

Brazilian two-time World Cup hero, Ronaldo, has decided to hang up his boots for good after an illustrious and fulfilling career. He has come to the point where the mind knows what his next move on the soccer pitch should be, but the body does not follow that quickly anymore. 

This is when you know it is time...What a player he was and we will NEVER forget your talent Ronaldo!

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Two-time Soccer World Cup winning striker and Brazil football legend Ronaldo has called time on his illustrious career.

Ronaldo, 34, had originally planned to retire at the end of the year but a succession of injuries and the elimination of his club Corinthians from the Copa Libertadores, South America's most prestigious club tournament, appears to have pushed the date forward.

"I can't take any more," he told the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper.

"I wanted to continue, but I can't do it any more. I think of an action, but I can't do it the way I want to. It's time."

Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, the player known as 'El Fenomeno' 

NEWS: Al Jazeera Sport buys broadcast rights to 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups...

Al Jazeera Sport buys broadcast rights to 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups

http://www.fifa.com

FIFA is pleased to announce the extension of its broadcast rights agreement with Al Jazeera Sport for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™. The agreement is the first to be signed in FIFA’s media rights distribution process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups™ and, coming just a few weeks after the host country announcement in December, is testimony to the enduring appeal of the world’s most-watched event. 

The agreement with the Qatar-based TV channel covers cable, satellite, terrestrial, mobile and broadband internet transmission across 23 territories and countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Moreover, Al Jazeera Sport has made a commitment to FIFA that the matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be widely accessible for football fans across the Middle East and North Africa. 

Al Jazeera Sport has been a FIFA licensee since 2009 and this new extension of the rights means that the channel can now tailor its programming over three consecutive FIFA World Cups. Al Jazeera Sport has committed to unprecedented presence and production levels from the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ onwards, including free TV coverage as agreed between the two parties and in line with FIFA distribution policies.