“The Player” Ch. 3. “Businessmen buy him, sell him, lend him and he lets it all happen in return for the promise of more money and more fame.” Ronaldo typifies (for me) Galeano’s “player”. “His name is on the radio, women swoon over him, and children yearn to be like him.”

“The Player” Ch. 3. “Businessmen buy him, sell him, lend him and he lets it all happen in return for the promise of more money and more fame.” Ronaldo typifies (for me) Galeano’s “player”. “His name is on the radio, women swoon over him, and children yearn to be like him.”