Rivaldo

Sewelly The Geordie · 13th January 2012, 19:33

Former Brazil star Rivaldo in talks over shock Angola move - ESPN Soccernet

Going to Angola.

RyanGoggs · 13th January 2012, 19:56

Great player in his prime

UnofficialDevil · 13th January 2012, 20:18

Greedy bastard

Hectic · 13th January 2012, 20:22

Always looked like some kind of reptile-human half-breed. Great player though.

cw1984 · 13th January 2012, 20:25

Great player but my lasting memory of him will be holding his face at the World Cup when someone kicked the ball at his knees.

Shame that.

Ringo 07 · 13th January 2012, 20:28

Its a portuguese speaking country so he will feel at home. Its a booming country in terms of oil and diamond production and I hear its a nice place to visit too. Who could ever forget this goal? One of the all time greats in tersm of significance. Rivaldo was on a hat trick and this last minute goal in the last game of the season meant that Barca scraped the last Champions League spot in Spain by the skin of their teeth!!

Jaap · 13th January 2012, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Hectic

Always looked like some kind of reptile-human half-breed. Great player though.

What about his spastic reaction back at the World Cup 2002 when the ball hit his thigh and he immediately grabbed his face in agony and sank to the floor?

Jacob · 13th January 2012, 20:55

Possibly my favourite player of all time.

Hectic · 13th January 2012, 21:02

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Originally Posted by Jaap

What about his spastic reaction back at the World Cup 2002 when the ball hit his thigh and he immediately grabbed his face in agony and sank to the floor?

Yes indeed, very reptile like.

ArmchairCritic · 13th January 2012, 21:09

One of my favourite players ever, beast up at Barca.

Wittmann45 · 13th January 2012, 22:26

Rivaldo won the footballer of the year we won the treble

Must have had a hell of a season to win the award despite 'only' winning his domestic league and having his team kicked out of the cl in the group stages

TheHorse'sMouth · 13th January 2012, 22:51

Loved Rivaldo. All about technique with him, the similarity with his idol Zico was uncanny.

Brophs · 13th January 2012, 23:22

He loves the money. Loves it like a fat kid loves cake.

#07 · 13th January 2012, 23:24

First thought when reading this story: Guy must be broke.

mariachi-19 · 13th January 2012, 23:45

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Originally Posted by #07

First thought when reading this story: Guy must be broke.

If he can go through as much money as he's earned over the past 10 years, he's got major issues.

Wittmann45 · 13th January 2012, 23:48

Its been done before, Tyson threw away either 250 mil or 500 mil, but he does have issues

Gio · 13th January 2012, 23:54

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Originally Posted by Wittmann45

Rivaldo won the footballer of the year we won the treble

Must have had a hell of a season to win the award despite 'only' winning his domestic league and having his team kicked out of the cl in the group stages

Certainly did. To be fair the margins between success and failure in that group of death with Bayern, Barca and United were very fine. Along with Kiev, those were the outstanding teams in Europe that year.

peterstorey · 13th January 2012, 23:59

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Originally Posted by Hectic

Always looked like some kind of reptile-human half-breed. Great player though.

His disfigurement was the result of severe malnutrition when he was a kid - even more remarkable that he made it as a professional athlete.

Cold_Boy · 14th January 2012, 08:18

Hope he comes to play in India instead.

Ish84045 · 14th January 2012, 08:23

Supremely talented player. And what a left foot

Sean_RedDevil · 14th January 2012, 10:38

One of my favourite players ever!!!!

Lynk · 14th January 2012, 10:57

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Originally Posted by cw1984

Great player but my lasting memory of him will be holding his face at the World Cup when someone kicked the ball at his knees.

Shame that.

Oh come on to fuck. If that's all you remember him for you really need to start appreciating football more.

redfromcanada · 14th January 2012, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Wittmann45

Rivaldo won the footballer of the year we won the treble

Must have had a hell of a season to win the award despite 'only' winning his domestic league and having his team kicked out of the cl in the group stages

I got the privilege of seeing Rivaldo play twice that season and he was absolutely immense in both matches. If it wasn't for him, Barca would not have been close in the CL group with United and would not have won La Liga to be sure.

cw1984 · 14th January 2012, 20:06

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Originally Posted by Lynk

Oh come on to fuck. If that's all you remember him for you really need to start appreciating football more.

Never said it was "all I remembered him for". I said it is my "lasting memory" of him. 2 very different statements.

Starkie_1 · 14th January 2012, 21:10

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Originally Posted by peterstorey

His disfigurement was the result of severe malnutrition when he was a kid - even more remarkable that he made it as a professional athlete.

Remember reading that he lost most of his teeth as a young lad due to it as well.

reddevilcanada · 14th January 2012, 21:26

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Originally Posted by Ringo 07

Its a portuguese speaking country so he will feel at home. Its a booming country in terms of oil and diamond production and I hear its a nice place to visit too. Who could ever forget this goal? One of the all time greats in tersm of significance. Rivaldo was on a hat trick and this last minute goal in the last game of the season meant that Barca scraped the last Champions League spot in Spain by the skin of their teeth!!

Talk about rising to the occasion. One of the best individual performances given the significance and circumstances of that game. His first two goals weren't bad either. If you can come up with moments of pure magic like this, then diving around here and there is forgiven... unless of course you're a Turkey fan I guess.

Sewelly The Geordie · 14th January 2012, 21:39

It's funny because after being the best player at the 2002 World Cup he slid massively and was very poor for Milan in 2002-2003.

I say this because considering his drop from being a world class player was so rapid his drop to being completely finished hasn't happened yet. Nearly a decade on and he was still looking respectable in Brazilian football last season.

Sarni · 14th January 2012, 23:20

Not much of a shock really when he spent two years in Uzbekistan.

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13th January 2012, 19:56	#2 (permalink)
RyanGoggs tasted George Michael Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 3,835	Great player in his prime

13th January 2012, 20:18	#3 (permalink)
UnofficialDevil Officially Damned Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hell Posts: 7,228	Greedy bastard

13th January 2012, 20:22	#4 (permalink)
Hectic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mike Phelan WILL kill you. Posts: 6,845	Always looked like some kind of reptile-human half-breed. Great player though.

13th January 2012, 20:25	#5 (permalink)
cw1984 Compulsive wanker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Guiding Cardiff to the promised land just so I can wipe that smug fucking grin of Cider's face. Posts: 24,006	Great player but my lasting memory of him will be holding his face at the World Cup when someone kicked the ball at his knees. Shame that.

13th January 2012, 20:28	#6 (permalink)
Ringo 07 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: "Messi can do some amazing things, but anything he can do Joe can do as well, if not better," Steven Gerrard on Joe Cole Posts: 3,107	Its a portuguese speaking country so he will feel at home. Its a booming country in terms of oil and diamond production and I hear its a nice place to visit too. Who could ever forget this goal? One of the all time greats in tersm of significance. Rivaldo was on a hat trick and this last minute goal in the last game of the season meant that Barca scraped the last Champions League spot in Spain by the skin of their teeth!!

13th January 2012, 20:55	#8 (permalink)
Jacob First Team Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Valencia fanboi Posts: 17,650	Possibly my favourite player of all time.

13th January 2012, 21:09	#10 (permalink)
ArmchairCritic First Team Sub Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves. Posts: 6,390	One of my favourite players ever, beast up at Barca.

13th January 2012, 22:26	#11 (permalink)
Wittmann45 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 'Keep the flag flying Jimmy' Posts: 4,152	Rivaldo won the footballer of the year we won the treble Must have had a hell of a season to win the award despite 'only' winning his domestic league and having his team kicked out of the cl in the group stages

13th January 2012, 22:51	#12 (permalink)
TheHorse'sMouth First Team Sub Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,122	Loved Rivaldo. All about technique with him, the similarity with his idol Zico was uncanny.

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Brophs Brewlio's fugly sister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Why don't we just kill Badger? Posts: 27,706	He loves the money. Loves it like a fat kid loves cake.

13th January 2012, 23:24	#14 (permalink)
#07 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 3,074	First thought when reading this story: Guy must be broke.

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Wittmann45 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 'Keep the flag flying Jimmy' Posts: 4,152	Its been done before, Tyson threw away either 250 mil or 500 mil, but he does have issues

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Cold_Boy Banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London,UK Posts: 17,368	Hope he comes to play in India instead.

14th January 2012, 08:23	#20 (permalink)
Ish84045 raisa84045 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: "WhatF*ckingWhat" Posts: 2,667	Supremely talented player. And what a left foot

14th January 2012, 10:38	#21 (permalink)
Sean_RedDevil Twitter bot Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Birmingham + Londinium Posts: 9,977	One of my favourite players ever!!!!

14th January 2012, 21:39	#27 (permalink)
Sewelly The Geordie Reserve Team Player Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The palm of Mike Ashley's hand Posts: 2,589	It's funny because after being the best player at the 2002 World Cup he slid massively and was very poor for Milan in 2002-2003. I say this because considering his drop from being a world class player was so rapid his drop to being completely finished hasn't happened yet. Nearly a decade on and he was still looking respectable in Brazilian football last season.

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Sarni nice guy, unassuming, objective United fan. Thinks hes intelligent though. Nutter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Krakow Posts: 21,629	Not much of a shock really when he spent two years in Uzbekistan.