Soc: Hero's welcome for Ronaldo in poverty-stricken West Bank

AAP Sports News (Australia), May, 2005

AAP Sports News (Australia) 05-17-2005 Soc: Hero's welcome for Ronaldo in poverty-stricken West Bank RAMALLAH, West Bank May 16 AFP - Brazilian and Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo was mobbed by dozens of young Palestinian football fans today as he paid a morale-boosting visit to the poverty-stricken West Bank. The World Cup winning forward, visiting anti-poverty projects in his capacity as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations, was handed a traditional Palestinian keffiyeh headscarf by one wheelchair-bound fan as he watched youngsters stage a kickabout at a playground in the town of Ramallah. "In my name and in the name of the Real Madrid players, I thank you for this reception and I promise you to talk about the Palestinian people when I go back to...

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