Channel 4: Ronaldo's career may be over; Milan confirms severed tendon

• teesee

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  this certainly is not good news for ronaldo.... he hasnt been anywhere near as good as he was 5 years ago but still a sad day for football if his career is over

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• MVNsoccer

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  He was already thinking of retiring within a year, because of other injuries.  This type of injury can take a year to heal.

  So, this is why they say his pro career could be finished now.

  Yes, sad

   

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The Grim Reaper Swoops In For Ronaldo’s Career
Published 2/14/2008 by chris at The Offside
... . Or moving to dustier pastures in the form of the MLS. There were the expected denials, but the man upstairs obviously had other plans, and if he wasn’t thinking about retirement, he damn sure is now: Left knee, severed tendon, career likely over . Doubtful there will be any immediate decision on the future (or lack thereof), but it’s impossible not to surmise this is it. This isn’t the first severed tendon he’s had, among all the other, niggling injuries which have forced him to the sidelines. There are plenty of jokes to be made about his frailty, but it’s impossible not ...

Ronaldo Injured 9-12 Months, Draw and Heartbreak for Rossoneri (Milan 1-1 Livorno, Serie A Matchday 16)
Published 2/14/2008 by Marco Pantanella at Soccerlens
... previous surgery in 2000 had been a perfect success, and during the past 8 years medical techniques for these kinds of injuries have considerably improved. If everything goes well, he should make a full recovery“. Some much-needed optimism… for Ronaldo’s sake. For more post-game reports on Ronaldo’s injury, see the following articles: Ronaldo’s Career Virtually Over (Goal.com) Official - Ronaldo tendon severed (Channel4 Italia) ...

Thursday stuff
Published 2/14/2008 by blogger@arseblog.com (Arseblogger) at Arseblog
... Ahead of that Champions League game against AC Milan comes bad news for the Italian club. Ronaldo will miss the game after completely severing the tendon in his left knee, an injury which could well end his career. There are supposed doubts over Kaka and Pato but I suspect both of them will be fit to play. ...