Ronaldo - O Fenomeno

Ronaldo hit the headlines a few weeks ago when it was reported that he had had an encounter with three transvestites in a motel in Rio de Janeiro.

A lot has been reported in the press since, and Ronaldo has now moved to clear up, in detail, exactly what happened.

“What happened with the transvestites was the worst thing that has ever happened to me,” he told Spanish newspaper AS.

“It was my mistake and I think about it every day. It caused me a lot of personal pain, but it hasn’t changed my desire to play again.

“The true story is that I went to dinner with some friends. We left the restaurant at 4.30am and I did something stupid.

“I’d had an argument with my girlfriend and I was sad, so I was thinking lots. A girl came up to my car and I accepted her services.

“We went to a motel and she called some friends. When they arrived I realised that they weren’t women, but men, transvestites. And then I told them that I had changed my mind.

“I didn’t want to go any further because they weren’t women and they demanded £24,000 or else they would go to the Press. “But they asked me for more money. I started to negotiate with them because I didn’t want any trouble.

“So they went to the police station and made up lies about me to profit from the situation because I am famous.

“I don’t normally go to prostitutes and I want people to know that. I have always had a girlfriend and I don’t need that kind of service.

“I am heterosexual. I have no problem with homosexuals, but I like women. I have never taken drugs - I am a sportsman.

“My girlfriend didn’t take it well. She was very angry with me and we argued, but afterwards she gave her support.

“It has been a tough thing for me and also for her. I think that she is also pregnant, but we will wait for the first few months to see if everything goes well.

“I understand that some people may have lost a little respect for me, but I have done a lot for football, for sport and for my country.

“We all make mistakes and I have learned a lot from this experience. I did something stupid and I regret it more each day, but when I return to the pitch and score again everyone will forget it,” he concluded.

Ronaldo is currently recovering from a severed tendon in his knee, and latest reports suggest he could be back in action as early as September.

-Source Goal.com

Football forward Ronaldo’s mother told the Brazilian press on Tuesday that the player’s former fiancee Maria Beatriz Antony, who left him following the scandal prompted by his involvement with three transvestites, is expecting his child.

According to Sonia Nazario, the family celebrated the news, which she acknowledged on Saturday. The information was confirmed by Antony’s father, Luiz Antony, who also talked to press on Tuesday.

However, Ronaldo, who is in Rio to recover from a knee surgery, said in an interview at a TV show on Tuesday morning that he does not know well what is going on, as he has not talked to his fiancee since the incident with the transvestites took place, in April. He also said to be amazed by “how things leak,” in relation to the first rumors over Antony’s pregnancy, released in the local press on Sunday.

Antony broke up with the Milan forward after a Brazilian transvestite called Andrea Albertino charged him with refusing to pay for her services as prostitute, which he had allegedly used ina night out in Rio. Ronaldo told the police that he thought Albertino and two other transvestites were actually female prostitutes, and that he tried to call off the service as soon as he realized the misunderstanding.

Antony, who was engaged to the player, left his apartment in Rio on the day after the scandal exploded, and moved back to her parents’ home in Brasilia.

Since then, Ronaldo has publicly admitted to his mistake, and stressed that he was heterosexual and that he did not have sex with the transvestites. According to friends and relatives, his attitude towards the incident could be helping him get Antony to forgive him.

Nevertheless, Ronaldo stressed in the interview on Tuesday that he does not know whether his former fiancee will forgive him, and added that he was still too regretful of what he did.

“I do not know what is going to happen, but I pray for everything to turn out fine,” said Ronaldo.

Ronaldo has said that he will not renew his contract with AC Milan until he is ready to play football. A lot of speculation has been placed on the Italian Club but it is now Ronaldo who does not want to commit to AC Milan until he knows he can play.

“My contract with Milan ends in June and then I will be a free player,” he told local program Fantástico. “But I do not want to negotiate with a club without knowing my real condition.”

“Then, when I am fine and ready to play, I will choose my path, which is already set in my mind.”

It is said that the club will be Flamengo has Ronaldo would like to end his career with the club he has supported since childhood.