Ronaldo's marketing agency signs deal with Nadal

SAO PAULO — Football great Ronaldo and Rafael Nadal are teaming up in Brazil.

Ronaldo's sports marketing agency announced on Thursday it has reach a deal to manage Nadal's advertising contracts in Brazil.

The agency said the "non-exclusive" agreement was reached with Goramendi Siglo XXI, which handles the tennis player's image rights worldwide.

Ronaldo said in a statement "Nadal is a lot more than just a new partner, he's an idol that all of us learned to admire for his talent on the courts and for the kind of person that he is."

The No. 1-ranked Nadal joins Ronaldo's list of other top sports personalities he manages in Brazil, including Neymar, Rubens Barrichello and Anderson Silva.

Ronaldo was at the Rio Open final last week to watch Nadal win the title.