Sao Paulo based club Corinthians has unveiled 32 year old Ronaldo as their newest signing after agreeing to a one year contract that will pay him 127,000 Euros per month.

Via BBC

“I’ll have to show it on the field,” Ronaldo said. “Off the field it is only words, but football is proven on the field.  I’m just a player like all the rest here and I have the same rights, and the same obligations, as everyone else. I won’t have any privileges.”

It will be the first time Ronaldo has played for a Brazilian club since leaving Cruzeiro at the age of 17 to join PSV Eindhoven.

“I love football – I’ve been a professional since I was 15. But I only played one year in Brazil. I’ve missed my country and family a lot,” he said.

Marcio Gobbi, vice president of Corinthians, rejected accusations that the club had signed Ronaldo for marketing rather than footballing reasons.

“Ronaldo isn’t here for marketing, he is here to play,” he said. “Brazilian football deserves the return of the best player of recent times.”

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