Ronaldo Wants The Golden Ball

Only a few days after Roberto Carlos put forward his application for France Football's Ballon d'Or - the Golden Ball - Ronaldo issued a similar plea.

"I feel I truly deserve it for all the goals I scored during the World Cup", Ronaldo indicated.

He may have a point, but experts will probably underline it was the only thing he did in 2002 after enjoying poor form with Inter and new club Real Madrid.