Cristiano Ronaldo accused of failing to help terminally ill ex-professional Fernando Ricksen

Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of failing to help terminally ill former football Fernando Ricksen, who made 182 appearances for Rangers between 2000 and 2006. The 42-year-old battles motor neurone disease and he will spend the rest of his line confined to his bed and a wheelchair. Ricksen met with Ronaldo in 2016 and now the Dutchman’s wife, Veronika Ricksen, has criticised the Juventus star for not providing any help to her ailing husband. “Once we met with Cristiano Ronaldo, so what? I can’t say I wasn’t much thrilled about the meeting," she said, per RT. "Bella (Ricksen's daughter) wanted to see a man whom she, together with her father, watched playing football on TV. Fernando promised her to arrange a meeting with him and he kept his promise. We went to Madrid to see him (Ronaldo)."  Veronika was upset that the only thing Ronaldo had to offer was a jersey. "He gave his sweaty jersey to our daughter. Took it off right after the game, gave it to Bella and went away,” she added. “This old man from FIFA [believed to be Sepp Blatter], I don’t remember his name, he promised to create a charity foundation to help Fernando, but in fact, he didn’t do anything.”

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