“The nickname originally came from Italy, the Italians started to call me ‘Il Fenomeno’,” Ronaldo Nazario tells The Athletic, explaining the origins of the old nickname that has now become the title ...

Genuine, unanswered and impenetrable mysteries are rare in modern football: rare, in fact, in modern life. Little is left to the imagination of an avid celebrity follower, with daily updates on ...

The shirt won by Brazilian striker Ronaldo in the 1998 World Cup final and a lock of Diego Maradona’s hair are among over 200 items to be auctioned in Paris on December 15. Ronaldo — widely recognised ...

It’s one of the great mysteries of our time: not the Loch Ness Monster, Stonehenge or the Lost City of Atlantis; it’s the case of the missing striker — not so much a whodunit, more a kind of a what ...

Editor's note: Each day between now and the kickoff of the first match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on Nov. 20, we'll unveil a different memory from World Cup history. The countdown from 101 continues ...

Former Juventus defender Mark Iuliano insists the infamous penalty incident with Inter striker Ronaldo in 1998 ‘would not ...

The queue is forming outside Comedie Saint-Martin, a small theatre in the heart of Paris, and Frank Leboeuf swerves up on to the pavement on his BMW motorbike. ‘Full house!’ he says, whipping off his ...

Ronaldo was the Ballon d'Or holder heading into the 1998 World Cup final against France and was tipped to lead his Brazil to glory but suffered a seizure before the game Ronaldo also played a vital ...

However, his greatest contribution to his country might just have been in Yokohama; his personal touch on the day of that final might just have made all the difference. The events of July 12, 1998, ...