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yeap.. our NT is like a rockstar band now..
and ppl who pay to them play.. dont like if the big names are not in it. hehe
Writing like a Sociologist now, for me Ronaldo was the first player of a new generation. He was the symbol of a new globalized football, the player bigger than the clubs, the player star, the football as marketing and show. Ronaldo was/is the face of Nike and Nike is the brands dominating the football, like brand's entered in everything else in the World. A globalized era of football replacing the old standards of football. You don't support a club cause of roots, but you consume your football of choice.
Brazilians problably faced in 98 Seleção was not his own anymore. The relation of Nike/CBF is shady, but CBF nowadays is much more than a Federation, it's a global business. CBF holds the show and Nike sell it.