2 | Ronaldo (2002)

Brian explores the legend of the Brazilian striker Ronaldo, possibly the most gifted player ever to kick a ball, and his triumphant return from injury at the 2002 World Cup. We’ll also discuss the warped poetry of 1950s American tourist movies, the Rio bus system, and how to secure a hypoallergenic hotel room in Austria (spoiler alert: you can’t).

Host: Brian Phillips
Producers: Devon Renaldo, Mike Wargon, Conor Nevins, and Vikram Patel
Sound Design and Original Music: Devon Renaldo
Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville
Archival audio courtesy of Global ImageWorks, LLC

Match footage from FIFA.

Also available in Spanish and Portuguese.

Just for fun: here is a compilation video of Ronaldo scoring five goals against Bahia in 1993.