An English football figure revealed how he met Ronaldo: “Surrounded by beers and trying to keep an ashtray in his belly”

Who did not ever dream of crossing his soccer idol? with taking a photo and being able to share a pleasant chat, which will remain in your memory for the rest of your life. That happened to him Peter Crouch the former English footballer, who revealed how he met Ronaldo Nazario.

Far from being a formal meeting between two footballers inside a field, the tall striker told his followers about his meeting with the Brazilian star who did not recognize him despite being part of clubs such as Liverpool, Aston Villa or Tottenham

After his retirement, the 39-year-old Briton became part of the portal Dailymail And it was there where he related his story, after a fan asked on social networks: "If you could play up front with any striker, both at their best, who would it be?"

"Dennis Bergkamp was special and it would have been incredible to play alongside him, but my choice would certainly be Ronaldo the original," said the former English footballer, adding: "I'm not sure our styles have matched, but 90 minutes with him would have made my life."

At the same time, Crouch expanded on his response and revealed how he met the Brazilian soccer star: “I met him once, actually. He was on vacation in Ibiza and I saw him on the beach. He was busy, surrounded by beer bottles and had an ashtray swinging on his stomach. "

"Every time he finished his drink, the supermodel with him brought him another. The chance to have a photo with him was too good to turn down, so I moved closer. I expected him to say, 'Oh, you're Crouch!' But he had no idea who I was. We took the photo and I went with him without knowing that I was also a footballer ”, he concluded.

The former English attacker is well liked in his country. Despite not having great achievements at the club level, winning in his entire career an F.A Cup and a Community Shield with Liverpool, he was part of the national team and He made up the list of 23 players who traveled to Germany to play in the World Cup in 2006.

Later it was part of the campus that disputed the Eurocopa of 2008 and returned to form the payroll of the 23 footballers who traveled to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup. In total, he converted 22 goals in 42 games with the English team jersey.