Almost 20 years later, Ronaldo made a point of apologizing. Why ? For his “funny” haircut he sported with Brazil at the 2002 World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan.
At that time, the Brazilian striker was at the peak of his career. Each of his actions were scrutinized but also copied. And he did not fail to attract all eyes during this World Cup by presenting himself from the semi-finals with a hairstyle for the least particular. Usually fully shaved, he had left some hair at the front of his head in the shape of a “visor”.
This style had earned him some mockery. But some children, true fans of the Brazilian striker, had wanted the same hairstyle to look like their idol. Realizing that this haircut “was horrible”, Ronaldo apologized to the mothers of these children. “I apologize to all the mothers who have seen their children make the same cut,” he told Sports Illustrated.
But it was not made by chance by the 1997 and 2002 Golden Ball. It was intended to hide a thigh injury before the half against Turkey and divert the attention of the media from his country. “I did the haircut. I saw my teammates and asked them: ‘do you like it?’ They said, ‘No, it’s horrible! Stop that !’ But the journalists saw my haircut and forgot about the injury, ”he confessed.
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