Kaká: “In Brazil, Ronaldo is just a fat man walking down the street”

Former soccer player Kaká, world champion in 2002, He criticized the treatment that the Brazilian team and Neymar are receiving in his country during the World Cup and also the way idols like Ronaldo Nazario are treated.

“It’s strange to say this, but many Brazilians do not support Brazil. It happens sometimes. If you see Ronaldo walking around here, you’ll say “wow”, he’s got something different here. In Brazil, he’s just a fat man walking down the street”, declared Kaká on BeIN Sport in England. “Right now, a lot of people in Brazil are talking about Neymar, but in a negative way. Maybe it’s because of politics, but Brazilians sometimes do not recognize our talents”, he added.

Asked if Ronaldo is not as valued by Brazilians as he is in the rest of the world, Kaká replied: “Of course many Brazilians love Ronaldo, I love Ronaldo, but the way they respect him in Brazil and abroad is different, I see him more respected outside the country than there”.

Kaká and Ronaldo were part of the Brazilian team that won the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, the last World Cup won by the canarinha.