A doctor at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), who has since been
fired, has sensationally claimed that the reason for Ronaldo’s horrific injury
problems in recent years is because he was doped as a teenager at PSV Eindhoven.

El Fenomeno’s career could be over after he ruptured the tendon in his left
knee on Wednesday night. This is the third time that the player has suffered
such an injury, and his career has been ravaged by similar physical problems
over the past decade.

Ronaldo Was Doped

Bernando Santi says that the reason why Ronaldo has suffered so many injuries is
because when he signed for PSV Eindhoven in 1994 as a 17-year-old, he was
regularly pumped full of anabolic steroids in order to build up the player
physically and help him grow.

As a result Ronaldo then developed muscles that were unable to co-exist with his
knee’s bone structure, leading to devastating problems in later years.

"I spoke to colleagues in Holland who know people at PSV,” Santi told the daily
Folha de Sao Paulo.

“I did not get to talk to PSV doctors. They gave supplements to Ronaldo, who was
very thin, and among those supplements they included some anabolic substances
which could make him grow a bit more.”

Santi is in no doubt that it was these drugs that have caused the injuries.

"It is a consequence of having grown beyond what his muscles were prepared to
grow," he insisted.

"He gained muscle mass very fast, when he still had not reached maturity. The
bill for the use of steroids shows up long term, 10, 15 or 20 years later."

Ronaldo Was Abused - Socrates

Brazilian legend, Socrates, who is actually a fully qualified doctor in
medicine, says that Ronaldo’s problems are as a result of the “abuse” he was
subjected to earlier in his career.

"This was a pre-announced injury," the ex-Corinthians and Fiorentina star said.

"There is a difference between Ronaldo's muscle mass and the tendons on his
knee. We have all seen Ronaldo grow too fast at the start of his career. That
destroyed his knees forever.”

Santi Sacked

Since making these sensational comments, Santi has been sacked by the CBF, who
feel that his words were inappropriate given the tough time Ronaldo is going
through due to his injury.

"The CBF considered inappropriate his comments on a player who is going through
such a delicate time," CBF spokesman Rodrigo Paiva told Brazilian sports news
website UOL Esporte.

It remains to be seen the wider reaction in the football world to Santi’s
bombshell.

Goal.com


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