Editing Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) (section)

==Club ownership==
===Real Valladolid===
[[File:Ronaldo Presidente.jpg|thumb|right|Ronaldo in 2018 as the president of Real Valladolid, his first club as owner]]

In September 2018, Ronaldo became the majority owner of La Liga club [[Real Valladolid]] after buying a 51% controlling stake in the club for €30 million.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ronaldo: Former Brazil striker buys controlling stake in Real Valladolid |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45397137 |access-date=3 September 2018 |work=BBC Sport |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903113221/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45397137 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Owner"/> At his unveiling as the club's new owner at Valladolid city hall, Ronaldo stated, "I have gone through many stages in my training in football to prepare for this. Football is all about passion. We want to build the best team possible to compete while also giving information about our management with transparency."<ref name="Owner">{{cite news |title=Ronaldo becomes primary owner of Real Valladolid following takeover |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/spanish-primera-division/story/3622235/ronaldo-becomes-primary-owner-of-real-valladolid-following-takeover |access-date=3 September 2018 |work=ESPN |archive-date=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903215519/http://www.espn.co.uk/football/spanish-primera-division/story/3622235/ronaldo-becomes-primary-owner-of-real-valladolid-following-takeover |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Cruzeiro===
In December 2021, Ronaldo bought a controlling stake in his boyhood club [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]. Investing 400 million reais ($70 million) in the club, Ronaldo stated he wants to "give back to Cruzeiro and take them where they deserve to be."<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Brazil striker Ronaldo buys second division Cruzeiro |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/former-brazil-striker-ronaldo-buys-second-division-cruzeiro-2021-12-18/ |access-date=20 December 2021 |work=Reuters |archive-date=19 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211219234651/https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/former-brazil-striker-ronaldo-buys-second-division-cruzeiro-2021-12-18/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 30 April 2024, an announcement was made that Ronaldo had agreed to sell his ownership stake for undisclosed terms to BPW Sports company. The announcement also noted that Ronaldo would continue to be on the club's board of directors.<ref name="cruz_sale">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5459944/2024/04/30/ronaldo-cruzeiro-ownership-valladolid/|title=Ronaldo selling stake in Brazilian club Cruzeiro|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=19 July 2024 |last1=Corrigan |first1=Dermot |last2=Millar |first2=Colin }}</ref>