Ronaldo will score big at Real

Brazil icon Pele has publicly backed Ronaldo to silence the naysayers by striking often in his new Real Madrid digs. The legendary goal artist also dismissed the notion that the sturdy striker would be stalled by recurring knee ailments.

"He will score a lot of goals for Madrid," predicted Pele. "His performance at the World Cup will have cleared the doubts of those people who claimed that he was almost lame before the tournament started."

"He scored goals and was a really important player in the Brazilian team."

The master attacker feels that Ronaldo can manage with a troubling knee.

"It's clear that he will have to be a little more cautious than before he suffered the knee injury, but his quality is obvious and there should be no doubts about him." he figured.

Pele went on to debate critics of the thoroughbred’s epic transfer from Inter Milan.

"I don't understand the criticism - A professional can decide to go where he wants," argued the former New York Cosmos star. "Ronaldo has decided to participate in the fiesta that is Spanish soccer, which for a long time has contracted the world's best players."