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Ronaldo sets World Cup target

The 33-year-old three times FIFA World Player of the Year said on Tuesday he was negotiating terms for a new contract with Corinthians where he wants to end his career.

"I've already said I'm staying. Now we're sorting out details of the contract," Ronaldo was quoted as saying on the club's website.

"I'm a Corinthians partner forever, that won't change. This story will keep on for many years," added Ronaldo, who had declared his love for Flamengo and looked set to join them at the end of last year.

"My expectations of returning (to the Brazil team) will depend a lot on the Paulista and Libertadores, on my performances in those two competitions," said Ronaldo, referring also to the Sao Paulo state championship that precedes the Brazilian championship every season.

Ronaldo praised the work of Brazil coach of Dunga, who was captain of the team that won the country's fourth title in the U.S. in 1994, the striker's first World Cup as a 17-year-old member of the squad.

"The national team has done an optimum job, the qualifiers were never easy and Dunga gets the credit," said Ronaldo, who helped Brazil win their fifth title in Asia in 2002.