Ronaldo and Rossi join long list of sports superstars who have contracted COVID

  • 4 years ago
Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Moto GP rider, Valentino Rossi, became the latest athletes to contract the coronavirus this week.

They joined a long list of sports superstars who have contracted the virus since March 2020.

Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbappe both tested positive ahead of the start of the Ligue 1 season, they have both now fully recovered and have returned to the side.

AC Milan veteran Zlatan Ibrahimovic, tested positive for the virus in September - he took to twitter to tell his followers that "Covid had the courage to challenge me. Bad idea" and has since recovered from it.

Manchester United striker Paul Pogba, tennis ace Novak Djokovic and Jamaican Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt also contracted the virus.

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