While Real Madrid can now have an impressive collection of stars on the board, it seems difficult for them to be equal to stars power which was a show during the original ‘Galacticose’ era. Santiago Burnbuy saw Ronaldo Nazrio, David Beckham, Genine Ziden and Luis Figo all mixing all the weekends, as footballers adopted every part of celebrity culture.
The squad at that time, which sometimes included Roberto Carlos, was equally famous for it to close the pitch, as they had closed it several times, often carried to the nightlife scene to enjoy themselves after the game. No one else is probably that Ronaldo, who has explained how far his party took him.
“I was on all of them. I used to play on Saturday and then went to Paris. I spent the party in Paris on Sunday and went to the party at night. I caught Madrid aircraft and reached with training at ten o’clock in the morning. I did this several times,” he told Charla Podcast, ” Chain ser,
“In the city you play, you have either a house party or have been made for you. So I have taken out and traveled. I have always been one to throw parties and make sure everyone is happy.”
During his time in Inter, one of his close colleagues was ‘Vampeta’, a Brazilian companion international.
“He stayed at my house, and I went to Brazil. I had a wine seller with 100 bottles, and he drank all of them in two weeks. He finished all the bottles and opened more boxes in the apartment, until he was a special. It was a 1976 bottle.
Despite his happy-lucky lifestyle, Ronaldo rejected the idea that he was not working hard at the same time.
“I didn’t know what you had to do to be a player, so I did what I was shown to get up. To get up on top, you have to develop technical, strategically and physically. People often tell me that I was an animal physically, and it was a gift. Damn it, I have trained a lot. I get a lot without training.”
His lifestyle has become somewhat calm, most of his time is taken by his business empire. Very high, according to Real Valadolid fans, who have been disappointed with their attention and lack of investment for La Pukela. Valadolids currently sit under the table, 11 points adrift, with constant protest against Ronaldo’s ownership.