{"id":634,"date":"2016-02-26T20:19:14","date_gmt":"2016-02-26T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/?p=634"},"modified":"2024-07-18T13:52:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T13:52:16","slug":"the-phenomenon-signs-again-ronaldo-returns-for-icons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2016\/02\/26\/the-phenomenon-signs-again-ronaldo-returns-for-icons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Phenomenon Signs Again: Ronaldo Returns For Icons"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ronaldo<\/p>\n

All the best footballers have nicknames. Lionel Messi <\/a>is “The Flea”, Diego Maradona <\/a>“The Golden Boy”, while\u00a0Sergio “Kun” Aguero<\/a> is\u00a0named after\u00a0a Japanese\u00a0cartoon character. Then there’s Ronaldo Lu\u00eds Naz\u00e1rio de Lima<\/a>. He, rather aptly, is “The Phenomenon”<\/a>. The three-time FIFA World Player of the Year was the star striker of a golden generation of Brazilian<\/a> footballers who triumphed at the 2002 FIFA World Cup<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0And while those may have been the glory years for this outrageously talented number nine, wherever he went throughout his career \u2013 be it Internazionale<\/a>\u00a0or Real Madrid<\/a> \u2013\u00a0Ronaldo<\/a> just kept doing what he did\u00a0best; scoring goals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s exactly why the Brazilian<\/a>\u00a0has\u00a0such a cult following even today, five years after his retirement from football. And because we at icons.com<\/a>\u00a0love bringing you products from the world’s greatest players, we made sure to get a wide range of fantastic items signed by\u00a0The Phenomenon<\/a>\u00a0himself.<\/p>\n