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Who is Ronaldo?

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Ronaldo, also known as Il Fenomeno (“The Phenomenon”), is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. He led Brazil to its fifth FIFA World Cup title in 2002 and was part of Brazil’s 1994, 1998, and 2006 World Cup squads. He held the record for the most number of goals scored (15) at the World Cup from 2006 until it was surpassed by Germany’s Miroslav Klose at the 2014 World Cup. Ronaldo played for some of Europe’s biggest clubs, including FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and AC Milan. A prolific goal scorer, he won the Ballon d’Or twice (1997 and 2002).