David Beckham was among guests at crazy Ronaldo house party where star flaunted €500 notes

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The Brazilian Ronaldo has recalled being at one of the most star-studded parties in football history, with David Beckham, Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane among those in attendance

David Beckham was in attendance as a footballer flaunted €500 notes at one of Ronaldo Nazario’s wild house parties. Ronaldo’s wild parties weren’t just restricted to Real royalty. Fellow Brazilian stars, including players from bitter rivals Barcelona, like Rivaldo, also received invites.

One party in particular stands out for R9, who recalls a lesser-known compatriot, Djalminha, who played in Spain for Deportivo La Coruna in the late 90s and early 2000s, flashing the cash. “I arrived at the party and there was Figo, Zidane, Beckham, Guti, Raul, Roberto Carlos, Denilson, Rivaldo,” told the “Everyone was there. All my friends came too.



“Djalminha showed up with a wad of €500 notes and kept pulling them out of his pocket, showing them off. Everyone went crazy. Imagine that! “Then we started talking about who played better.

'Oh, it's you', someone said. 'No way, Zidane is amazing'. And Beckham? 'There's no comparison'.

And then he says, 'Ronaldo only scores goals'." Ronaldo was the party organiser in chief. If he wasn’t enjoying himself at a home bash, he would be living it up in another part of Europe.

He said: “I've always been a good manager. I've always aimed to organise good and high-level events. I've always taken care to make everyone happy and provide quality service.

“Man, I had so many parties! I was in all the parties. I was the Chico Buarque [Brazilian singer] of the party scene. I'd train in the morning at 10 o'clock and play on Saturday.

“Saturday night, I'd go to Paris and spend Sunday in Paris. At night there'd be a party in Paris. At 7 in the morning, I'd catch a jet to Madrid.

I'd arrive at 9 in the morning and train at 10." Partying in downtown Madrid was a big no-no. He added: “I did that a lot because in the city where you play, either you have the party at home, or you risk being seen if you go to a nightclub in your playing city.

You go there to play. “If you party in the city where you play, you're signing your own death warrant. So I diversified.

I travelled a lot.” Beckham spent a trophy-laden four-year spell in Madrid after making a name for himself with Manchester United and England. He later joined LA Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain before hanging up his boots in 2013.

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