Brazil donate 32,000 tickets to the 2014 World Cup
Ronaldo had to console another Brazilian football legend Romario at an event yesterday as the Brazilian Football Federation announced that they would be donating 32,000 tickets to the underprivileged. 500 tickets per match will be given to the disabled community and to low income families so that they can attend the 2014 World Cup held in Brazil. The total cost will be US$23.8 million but its money well spent for a nation where football is everything.
Neymar believes it will be hard to follow Ronaldo’s footsteps
Neymar had a chance to briefly line up alongside Ronaldo during Ronaldo’s last game for Brazil. The young Santos striker has been labelled the next Ronaldo but even he knows it will be big shoes to fill.
“Ronaldo is my idol and he is an absolute genius,” Neymar told O Globo. “He is held in very high regard in Brazil and it will be very difficult to follow in his footsteps.”
Neymar is only 19 years old and his first major challenge will be the Copa America. The team are without Ronaldinho and Kaka so if he is able to step up to the challenge, then this may mean big things for Brazil.
