RONALDO: 'I'M NOT TOO FAT FOR WORLD CUP'

Brazilian soccer superstar RONALDO has hit out claims he is too fat to play in the upcoming World Cup. The Real Madrid striker was recently told by his club's doctor JOSE LUIZ RUNCO he "should reduce his weight and the amount of adipose tissue", following pictures of the player looking overweight. But when quizzed on the subject by journalists at Brazil's pre-World Cup training camp in Weggis, Switzerland, the 29-year-old snapped back - refusing to reveal how much he really weighs. He said, "If I tell you how much I weigh, you won't believe me anyway. If the doctor tells you or the coach, you won't believe it either. I know it's difficult to write about a World Cup. But you don't need to artificially exaggerate things."