Ronaldo Nazário was injured, bored, and looking to spend a quiet night. What he found was exactly the opposite. 😅
According to his own account, a private encounter that took an unexpected turn ended at a police station, with cameras stationed at the door and an alleged demand of up to 30,000 dollars to keep the matter out of the headlines. And it made it there anyway. It made it there in a big way. The phrase that came out of that night, “I didn’t know they were transvestites, I am completely heterosexual”, became one of the most quoted of his life off the field. ⚽
While the Phenomenon insisted that he had been the victim of extortion, all of Brazil followed every detail as if it were a championship final. Because sometimes the most complicated match of your career isn’t played in boots, it’s played giving statements at three in the morning in a suit. 😬
