Ronaldo gets moral support at Club World Cup
December 10, 2007 00:00:00
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Dec 9(AFP): An injury-plagued Ronaldo is looking increasingly doubtful for AC Milan's Club World Cup campaign in Japan, but his team- mates are trying to keep his spirits up, fellow Brazilian ace Kaka says.
The 31-year-old has missed every training session with the squad since the European Champions League winners arrived Thursday, a week before their first match in the annual tournament of continental champions.
"What annoys him is that since he does not play he feels he's a bit out of the squad," Kaka said on Milan's website.
Ronaldo has featured in just one match this season, when he started against Cagliari two weeks ago on his return from a thigh injury-only to pick up a knock to his left calf.
"Now we don't know how long he will be out for, even though we did not lose our hopes in seeing him on the pitch in this World Cup, but when we talk to him, and we often do, we never talk about injuries," said 25-year-old playmaker Kaka.