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Ronaldo sells stake in Brazilian club Cruzeiro amid criticism

Two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo Nazário agreed to sell his stake in embattled Brazilian football club Cruzeiro on Monday. Ronaldo Nazário bought the indebted Cruzeiro’s football department in 2021 for about $78 million and is reportedly selling it for almost $117 million. That was always the idea — to bring Cruzeiro back and, at the right time, give it to …

Ronaldo sells stake in Cruzeiro

RIO DE JANEIRO - Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has sold his controlling stake in Cruzeiro, the club that launched his celebrated professional career. The 47-year-old, who acquired 90% of Cruzeiro's shares for around 70 million US dollars in 2021, sold his participation to BPW Sports in a deal reportedly worth 117 million dollars. "Ronaldo and BPW Sports signed an agreement …

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Ronaldo sells stake in Brazilian club Cruzeiro amid criticism, says Spain’s Real Valladolid is next

SAO PAULO — Two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo Nazário agreed to sell his stake in embattled Brazilian soccer club Cruzeiro on Monday. Ronaldo Nazário bought the indebted Cruzeiro’s soccer department in 2021 for about $78 million and is reportedly selling it for almost $117 million. Ronaldo Nazário bought Cruzeiro’s soccer department in a business operation that Brazilians know as SAF, …

Seven people died in a bus crash on a highway in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais in the early hours of Sunday, said the state’s military fire brigade. The bus was carrying fans of football team Corinthians, after they attended a match against Cruzeiro in the Minas Gerais capital, Belo Horizonte. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who is …

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FC Barcelona made an important connection with their past when they confirmed the signing of forward Joao Mendes — the son of legendary Brazilian forward Ronaldinho. Mendes, who had been without a club since leaving Brazil’s Cruzeiro in February last year, impressed Barcelona coaches during a trial earlier this year, reports Xinhua. Ronaldinho spent five seasons with Barcelona between 2003-2008 …

Eleven people were shot dead in a slum on the north side of Rio de Janeiro early on Tuesday during a police raid to capture heads of a drug-trafficking organization, police said. The deaths included a woman who was hit in the exchange of gunfire between gang members and police in the Vila Cruzeiro favela, as Rio slums are called. …

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Brazil football great Ronaldo has tested positive for Covid-19, his boyhood club Cruzeiro has said. Ronaldo had recently bought a majority stake of the struggling club and they announced on Sunday that the former Real Madrid and Inter Milan star would not be able to attend their 101st anniversary celebrations due to testing positive. Ronaldo, who starred in Brazil's 2002 …

Former Brazil coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo leaves Cruzeiro days after Ronaldo acquisition

“Given the budgetary reality of the club, the technical staff will not be retained,” Cruzeiro said on Twitter, adding a successor to Luxemburgo would be announced in the coming days. Rio de Janeiro: Former Brazil coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo has left Brazilian side Cruzeiro, the second division club announced on Tuesday, just 10 days after World Cup winner Ronaldo said he …

Former Real Madrid midfielder Lucas Silva has signed for Gremio on a contract until December 2023. The Brazilian midfielder was described as "the future" of Madrid by then-coach Carlo Ancelotti upon signing from Cruzeiro for a reported €14million in January 2015. The former Brazil Under-23 star spent 18 months back on loan at Cruzeiro, winning successive Copa do Brasil titles …

Lucas Silva wants Real Madrid return from Cruzeiro

Lucas Silva believes he still has a chance of succeeding at Real Madrid, two years after leaving Europe to return to Cruzeiro. The midfielder was described as "the future of the club" by then-coach Carlo Ancelotti after moving to the Santiago Bernabeu from Cruzeiro in a reported €14 million deal in January 2015. READ | Marcelo vs Reguilon: Real Madrid …

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