David Beckham was on star-studded guest list of Ronaldo party where €500 notes were flaunted

David Beckham witnessed a footballer showing off €500 notes at one of Ronaldo Nazario’s legendary house parties.

The Brazilian icon has shed light on his life away from the pitch during Real Madrid’s Galacticos era in the 2000s. It was a time when the Spanish club boasted an incredible line-up of global superstars, including Beckham, Ronaldo, Luis Figo, Roberto Carlos and Zinedine Zidane.

Ronaldo’s epic bashes weren’t just for the Real Madrid elite; even Brazilian stars from arch-rivals Barcelona, such as Rivaldo, were on the guest list. One bash that sticks out in Ronaldo’s memory featured Djalminha, a lesser-known Brazilian who played for Deportivo La Coruna during the late ’90s and early 2000s, flaunting his wealth.

“I arrived at the party and there was Figo, Zidane, Beckham, Guti, Raul, Roberto Carlos, Denilson, Rivaldo,” he told the Charla Podcast. “Everyone was there. All my friends came too.

“Djalminha showed up with a wad of €500 notes and kept pulling them out of his pocket, showing them off. Everyone went crazy. Imagine that!

“Then we started talking about who played better. ‘Oh, it’s you’, someone said. ‘No way, Zidane is amazing’. And Beckham?’There’s no comparison’. And then he says, ‘Ronaldo only scores goals’.”