Brazilian football legend Ronaldo's 7 year marriage ends
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Brazilian former striker Ronaldo Nazario (right) and French former footballer Zinedine Zidane attend a press conference to announce "The Match Against Poverty", in Porto Alegre, Brazil on Dec 19, 2012. Brazilian media says that the marriage of former footballing great Ronaldo and Bia Anthony has come to an end. -- PHOTO: AFP
SAO PAULO (AP) - Brazilian media says that the marriage of former footballing great Ronaldo and Bia Anthony has come to an end.
The O Globo newspaper says the couple announced the end of their marriage in a statement released by the 36-year-old Ronaldo.
"After our seven-year marriage we are announcing our formal separation," says the statement cited by O Globo.
The couple has two daughters - Maria Sophia, 4, and Maria Alice, 2.
