Ronaldo retires, ending magnificent soccer career
By TALES AZZONI
updated 4:44 p.m. ET Feb. 14, 2011
SAO PAULO - A tearful Ronaldo said goodbye to soccer, having finally met an opponent he couldn't overcome.
His body no longer able to meet the demands of the game, the 34-year-old striker retired Monday. He ends a magnificent career in which he won two World Cups with Brazil and thrived with some of Europe's top teams. He played 18 years despite repeated knee trouble and leaves as a three-timer FIFA Player of the Year and the top goal scorer in World Cup history.
"It's very hard to leave something that made me so happy," Ronaldo said at a news conference, with sons Alex and Ronald by his side. "Mentally, I wanted to continue, but I have to acknowledge that I lost (the fight) to my body."
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