@FootynewsLILIAN THURAM recalls the very first time he ever lined up against Ronaldo Nazario when Thuram was at Parma and Nazario was playing for Inter. The match began and eventually they found themselves face to face on the pitch where Nazario pointed right at him and caressed the ball in a way that left Thuram completely enchanted by what he saw. It all happened at a speed nobody had ever witnessed before in football history. On that specific day he pulled off a dribble that left Thuram standing still as he sprinted straight toward the goal. Thuram yelled out to Cannavaro: take him down, take him down. Fabio immediately committed a foul on Nazario and the referee showed him a card. In the next play Nazario threw the ball hard at Thuram forcing him to stop it with another foul. Right then Fabio leaned in and whispered: Lilian, we're going to finish tonight with 9 players. How do we stop this guy? Nazario heard every word of their conversation. He walked over to them and spoke in very basic Italian: excuse me, I'm exaggerating. Thuram and Cannavaro just looked at each other without saying a single thing. Those words made both of them feel incredibly small and almost powerless. Thuram decided this behavior was exactly what made Nazario the Phenomenon. When the final whistle blew Thuram didn't hesitate to go ask for his shirt. #Ronaldo

@FootynewsLILIAN THURAM recalls the very first time he ever lined up against Ronaldo Nazario when Thuram was at Parma and Nazario was playing for Inter. The match began and eventually they found themselves face to face on the pitch where Nazario pointed right at him and caressed the ball in a way that left Thuram completely enchanted by what he saw. It all happened at a speed nobody had ever witnessed before in football history. On that specific day he pulled off a dribble that left Thuram standing still as he sprinted straight toward the goal. Thuram yelled out to Cannavaro: take him down, take him down. Fabio immediately committed a foul on Nazario and the referee showed him a card. In the next play Nazario threw the ball hard at Thuram forcing him to stop it with another foul. Right then Fabio leaned in and whispered: Lilian, we're going to finish tonight with 9 players. How do we stop this guy? Nazario heard every word of their conversation. He walked over to them and spoke in very basic Italian: excuse me, I'm exaggerating. Thuram and Cannavaro just looked at each other without saying a single thing. Those words made both of them feel incredibly small and almost powerless. Thuram decided this behavior was exactly what made Nazario the Phenomenon. When the final whistle blew Thuram didn't hesitate to go ask for his shirt. #Ronaldo