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Lee Wilmot

Why Ronaldo was at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium watching Spurs vs Wolves Premier League match

It was a pretty insipid first half between Spurs and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The Premier League clash was chosen by BT Sport for their television coverage in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday.

But the first 45 minutes were not exactly the best advert for Premier League football, with neither goalkeeper having much to do and the ball being given away on a regular basis.

After Spurs' impressive opening day win over Southampton and then a poor display but a point away at Chelsea, the home supporters will have been expecting better from their side.

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And there was someone in the crowd who would have certainly expected a lot more and, during his day, been able to light up the match if given the opportunity - Ronaldo.

Now we must be clear it was Brazilian Ronaldo in the crowd at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, not Manchester United's Cristiano. The Brazilian striker notched 62 goals in 98 appearances for his national side and managed 280 strikes in 384 games for the club sides he represented.

The BT Sport cameras panned to Ronaldo in the stands and he did not look particularly interested, which was fair given what was going on in front of him. But why was he there?

Ronaldo was watching on inside the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as a guest of Nike. Nike have their own box at the stadium in N17 as they are the kit suppliers to Spurs. Nike signed a bumper 15-year with the Lilywhites in 2018.

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