A BIRD FROM ALTY AND A BRAZILIAN WORLD CUP STAR

Last updated : 23 June 2002 By editor

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Lap dancer from Altrincham claims she scored with Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho.

Lisa Collins, 23, met the footballer while working in Stringfellows in Paris, last month.

She claims she danced for the footballer, who bagged a goal against England before being sent off this morning, and they ended up going out for dinner together.

This led to more dates and Lisa said they have become very close.

Since he left for his country's World Cup training camp Lisa says she has been staying in touch by telephone.

But Lisa, who dances under the name of Ash and claims she dated Dwight Yorke before moving to Paris, admitted she hoped her revelations would have an effect on Ronaldhino's game today.

Lisa met the Brazilian soccer star, who plays for Paris St Germain, just days before he left France for the World Cup. And, she claims, he tried to impress her when they met by claiming to be his team-mate Ronaldo.

When Brazilian soccer chiefs heard Lisa had spilled the beans on her relationship with Ronaldinho they feared it would unsettle their players.

A spokesman for the Brazil camp said (quoted before The England match):

"We'll try to keep this from the players as it's so close to the England game. We don't want anything to unsettle them."