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I Forced Myself To Play For Portugal – Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo
Los Blancos are not happy about their player's appearance at the weekend, but he has admitted he thought he was ready. Despite the setback, the Ballon d'Or winner sees no long-term problems...
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Oct 12, 2009 2:33:22 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed that he forced himself to play in Portugal's match against Hungary on Saturday because he wanted to help his country qualify for the World Cup finals.
The Real Madrid star suffered a knock against Olympique de Marseille ten days earlier and missed Los Merengues' game against Sevilla, but told his international side he was ready to play.
Just 26 minutes into the victory Ronaldo suffered a recurrence of the ankle problem. He was substituted before undergoing tests that confirmed he will be out for three or four weeks.
"I felt very good, although I was not 100 per cent and had a little bit of a twinge," he was quoted as saying by AS.
"But I wanted to play and to help my country to qualify for the World Cup."
Despite being upset at having to miss a few weeks of action for Madrid, Ronaldo does not think that the problem will persist after the current recuperation programme.
"It is a different injury to the one that was operated on," he added.
"I am calm because I know that with the desire I have I will recover well. With the great physios at Real Madrid everything will be fine."
Lucas Brown, Goal.com
The Real Madrid star suffered a knock against Olympique de Marseille ten days earlier and missed Los Merengues' game against Sevilla, but told his international side he was ready to play.
Just 26 minutes into the victory Ronaldo suffered a recurrence of the ankle problem. He was substituted before undergoing tests that confirmed he will be out for three or four weeks.
"I felt very good, although I was not 100 per cent and had a little bit of a twinge," he was quoted as saying by AS.
"But I wanted to play and to help my country to qualify for the World Cup."
Despite being upset at having to miss a few weeks of action for Madrid, Ronaldo does not think that the problem will persist after the current recuperation programme.
"It is a different injury to the one that was operated on," he added.
"I am calm because I know that with the desire I have I will recover well. With the great physios at Real Madrid everything will be fine."
Lucas Brown, Goal.com
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