West Bank welcomes Ronaldo

BRAZILIAN soccer star Ronaldo received a warm welcome in the Palestinian city of Ramallah yesterday.

Hundreds of residents jostled to get a glimpse of their hero during a goodwill visit that left even the normally serious Palestinian Prime Minister grinning like an excited schoolboy.

The stopover by the Real Madrid striker, who was also visiting Israel, brought a welcome escape for a town more used to strife than hosting superstars.