Why R9 got his iconic haircut

Ronaldo got this haircut to improve his game!

Here’s why:

In the late 90’s, Ronaldo was widely recognised as one of the best in the world, with a Ballon d’Or in 1997 to back it up.

But in 2000, a horrible knee injury sidelined him for months

Then when he finally returned to the pitch, only 6 minutes in, he snapped the exact same knee tendon again, only this time, it was much worse.

He left the pitch in tears as the whole stadium fell to silence.

From that point on, although he was still one of the best, the conversation surrounding him always seemed to be “remember how good he was before the injury”

And he was sick of it.

So when he and Brazil made it to the 2002 World Cup final, he gave himself a haircut so ridiculous that people almost forgot about the injury, and so he could concentrate on his game.

And it seems like it paid off, as Ronaldo scored in that final which saw Brazil lift the World Cup trophy, and helped Ronaldo go on to lift another Ballon d’Or trophy in that same year.