Good Times

I'm really regretting that I lent, (and never got back) my Ronaldo book to some bird who I never see anymore. So instead I turn to Youtube to wallow in the good times...
Here's the 2004 FA Cup Final and Ronaldo's every touch



The run at 1.20 or so is amazing. I remember talking him up hugely before the Final, telling everyone it would be the "Ronaldo Final", and it was. Sven showed what an idiot he was by giving Ruud the Man of the Match - Paddy Power paid out on Ronaldo as well...

Here's a highlight reel from 2005 - well edited video



Compare that, with its emphasis on step overs, with this, from 2008, all his 42 goals



And let's leave it with his stunner against Porto



He'll certainly be missed...