The Real Madrid winger is hoping the former Atletico
striker makes a rapid return from injury as he would love to see the Colombian
in Brazil this summer.
Cristiano Ronaldo has wished former foe Radamel Falcao a
swift recovery and says "football needs" the striker at the World
Cup.
The Monaco forward, 27, has been ruled out for the
remainder of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament earlier in
January, seemingly ruling the Colombia international out of this summer's
tournament in Brazil.
However, the doctor who operated on the former Atletico
Madrid man has claimed he could recover in time for the World Cup and Real
Madrid's Ronaldo is hoping Falcao is able to return in time to grace the game's
grandest stage.
"The only message I can give him is that I know he
has so much strength and courage," the Portugal international told RCN.
"I hope that he recovers very fast because football needs Falcao.
"The World Cup and the Colombia team await him. I
hope he recovers soon and can return to action in time. It's what we all want.
Stay strong, Falcao."
Falcao was one of La Liga's star players before his
mega-money move to Monaco in the summer and he went head-to-head with Ronaldo
on a number of occasions during his two-year stay at the Vicente Calderon.
If the Colombian does pull off the unlikely feat of
regaining fitness in time for the World Cup, the striker and his team-mates
will face Japan, Cote d'Ivoire and Greece in Group C.
Culled from Goal
