Ronaldo is holding a club shirt with the number 9 and his nickname ‘Phenomeno’ (Twitter photo)
Ronaldo Nazario’s debut as the new owner of Brazilian club Cruzeiro put an early stop on Thursday as hundreds of fans demonstrated against his new regime outside the team’s training ground.
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Ronaldo’s debut as the new owner of Brazilian club Cruzeiro saw hundreds of fans protesting against his new regime outside the team’s training ground on Thursday. Supporters of Cruzeiro’s organized fan groups were outraged by a club veteran’s decision to leave the side prematurely and chanted “Big fat Ronaldo! Come and explain!” Anger erupted the day after goalkeeper Fabio, who joined Cruzeiro in 2005 Thee, said he was leaving. In a public letter to fans, he said the new administration does not honor the agreements reached with the previous directors.
“The renewal of my contract was agreed with the club… but this administration has not given me that option,” he wrote on Instagram.
Fabio, who played 976 times for the club, said he had agreed to extend his contract for another year, but was offered a three-month deal, which he said caused “tears and tears”. it hurt.
Cruzeiro later published a series of tweets honoring the keeper, without addressing his allegations.
Ronaldo, a former Brazil, Real Madrid and Cruzeiro striker, paid 400 million Reis L1N2T30BN ($70 million) for the club last month and made it clear one of his priorities was to cut costs at the heavily indebted side.
The Belo Horizonte team is one of the biggest in Brazil, but has been stuck in the second division for two years and will attempt to return to Serie A this season.
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