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Football: BIG RON AIN'T HEAVY; WORLD CUP 2006 Mania IN ASSOCIATION WITH Currys FRANCE ACE LAYS INTO HIS TEAM-MATES.. WHILE AUSTRALIAN POINTS FINGER.


GILBERTO SILVA
For the Hertha Berlin player, full name Gilberto Silva Melo, see Gilberto.
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (born October 7, 1976 in Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais), commonly known as Gilberto Silva
 has dismissed claims Ronaldo is too fat to flaunt flaunt  
v. flaunt·ed, flaunt·ing, flaunts

v.tr.
1. To exhibit ostentatiously or shamelessly: flaunts his knowledge. See Synonyms at show.

2.
 his skills for Brazil.

The world champions have so far failed to hit the heights expected of such overwhelming World Cup favourites, and Ronaldo's weight and contribution to the South Americans' cause has been called into question.

Ronaldo's team-mates see no reason for the criticism, with Gilberto leading the tributes.

"Everybody in our squad supports Ronaldo because we know how important he is to us," said the Arsenal midfielder
For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules).


In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram).
.

"There is a lot of speculation that he is not good enough anymore or he is not fit. It is total rubbish.

"Ronaldo will make a difference for us in this tournament, of that I am sure. He was top scorer in 2002 and we want him to do the same thing again.

"His performance against Australia was better and I know he can improve even more."

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Title Annotation:Sport
Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Jun 20, 2006
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