Ronaldo said: “I think I love tennis more now than football. I cannot watch football matches. I think it’s too boring.“
By Kehinde Okeowo
Brazil legend, Ronaldo Nazario says he has quit watching the round-leather game, saying he has now shifted attention to tennis.
The former Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and AC Milan star said he made the decision because football is now ‘boring”.
His comment comes after Brazil played a disappointing 0-0 draw against Costa Rica in their first match of this year’s Copa America.
Despite Dorival Junior’s side staggering 19 shots throughout the game, they could only manage a measly four on target as they never got into any kind of flow or rhythm.
With the result, Brazil sit in second place in their group which is led by Colombia following their 2-1 win over Paraguay.
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They will next be in action on Saturday against Paraguay but Ronaldo seems to have seen it all.
Speaking at the Mouratoglou Annual Charity Gala, the ex-Brazil star, who had earlier claimed he is unlikely to be supporting the Brazil squad at the Copa America, said he is now focused on watching tennis.
He said: “I think I love tennis more now than football. I cannot watch football matches. I think it’s too boring.
“I can stay for 5 hours watching tennis.”
The next tennis tournament is the Wembley Open which comes up on July 1st.
