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雅思阅读材料：the retirement of Ronaldo

　　In the end though, he had to accept that his injuries and lack of match fitness had ruled him out.

　　Ronaldo had already fought back to fitness from three career-threatening injuries.

　　Along the way he picked up a string of honours, including the FIFA Player of the Year three times: in 1996, 1997 and 2002.

　　His career took him to some of Europes top clubs, including FC Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain, and Inter Milan and AC Milan in Italy.

　　But he was sidelined while playing for Inter by a knee injury in 1999 only to damage the same knee in his comeback for the club in February 2000, effectively keeping him out of action until March 2002.

　　Ronaldo was a favourite with fans at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium during a prolific spell with Real Madrid, helping them to the Spanish title in 2003, his debut season.

　　That year he also scored a hat-trick in the Champions League quarter-final, second leg win over Manchester United. But injuries and his failure to control his weight led to his departure in 2007 for AC Milan.

　　In February 2008 he ruptured a tendon in his right knee playing for the club against Livorno, an injury that ended his career with the Italian club.

　　That triggered his return to Brazil in 2009 where he signed for Corinthians last year after a long battle to regain form.

　　In 2008 Ronaldo was the centre of controversy when he was caught in the middle of a drugs and sex scandal with three transvestites after nightclubbing in Rio de Janeiro.