Four years
after his retirement, Brazil legend Ronaldo has revealed he will return
to the pitch with American club Fort Lauderdale Strikers.
The
38-year-old who enjoyed a storied career with some of the biggest clubs
in world football, including Barcelona, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, is
a major shareholder in the North American Soccer League (NASL), which
is widely viewed as the USA's second tier below the MLS; however, there
is no promotion or relegation system over there.
'It's
going to happen,' Ronaldo told Lance! magazine, 'I have already said
so. But it's going to be a bit later, in the play-offs.'
Brazil's all-time leading goalscorer has announced that he will return to football with Fort Lauderdale Strikers
During an exceptional career, Ronaldo turned out for some of the world's biggest clubs, including Real Madrid
The
two-time World Cup winner has now begun a strict training programme and
diet in order to get himself back to professional fitness.
'For now, we are organising it all, but I am going to have a weight goal,' he said.
Ronaldo
bought a major stake in Fort Lauderdale Strikers in December 2014 and
vowed to 'be very involved with the management of the team,' insisting
he had 'already started to make introductions that will certainly help
us to turn the Strikers into a global powerhouse.'
Formerly Miami FC, the club was relaunched as the Strikers in 2011.
Ronaldo is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 62 goals in 98 games for his country.
Ronaldo won two World Cup titles with Brazil in 1994 and 2002, scoring twice in the 2002 final against Germany
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