Ronaldo reveals Real Madrid team-mate was ‘very bad’ before turning to poker

BRAZILIAN icon Ronaldo has revealed his worst ever team-mate.

The former Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan and Inter superstar played with some of the world’s finest players.

From Ronaldinho and Kaka at international level, to the likes of Zinedine Zidane and David Beckham in club football – Ronaldo performed alongside an all-star cast.

Chatting to another former superstar team-mate in Romario, however, Ronaldo revealed that Everton cult hero Thomas Gravesen wasn’t quite so good.

The Dane became a hugely popular figure at Goodison Park for his committed, tough-tackling displays.

But following his £2.5million switch to Real Madrid, his skills didn’t quite translate as he attempted to replace Claude Makelele at the Bernabeu.

Discussing Gravesen, who aged 49 has now earned a reported £100million fortune and played poker professionally Las Vegas, Ronaldo said when asked to name his worst-ever team-mate: “There are a lot of them.

“There was one at Real Madrid who was a joke… Gravesen.

“He was a Danish midfielder. He was a really cool guy, good guy.

“A little while ago he won a $50million (£40m) poker tournament or something.

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“But in football he was very bad, he scored and he beat the hell out of people.”

Dubbed “Mad Dog”, Gravesen reportedly got into a bust up with team-mate Robinho during his time in Spain.

He lasted 18 months at Real Madrid, joining Celtic in 2006 after 49 appearances and no trophies.

After a season in Scotland, he re-joined Everton on loan, finishing his football career in 2008.

After several successful investments, Gravesen packed up and moved to Las Vegas.

He had several high-profile neighbours in his star-studded Sin City private community, including the likes of Nicolas Cage and tennis legends Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf.

He is now said to have returned to Denmark following eight years in Vegas.

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