I saw it mentioned that on this day in 2002 Ronaldo (the original) won the Ballon D'Or for the second time. I don't need much of an excuse to remember one of the greatest goal scorers of all time. My only dilemma was whether to share his toe-poke goal from the edge of the penalty area to win the semi-final against Turkey, or his second goal in the 2-0 win against Germany in the final. I went with the latter. It was the final moment of redemption for Ronaldo after the mysterious breakdown before the 1998 final and the almost career ending knee injury that had kept him out of the 2000-2001 season and part of the season leading up to this World Cup. Ronaldo was back and as a fan of football and the players that make it so memorable to watch it was fantastic to see him back to his best. This goal also made him, at the time, the leading World Cup scorer of all time.
Side note to Ronaldo's goal: did anybody read "the semi-final against Turkey" and think, Turkey in the semi-final? Yes, it happened not that long ago and that may be a story worth remembering soon.
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