MJ BarcaFan
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It was played at midnight, right? Did you have some free sandwiches then?
Ronaldinho Gaucho
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It was played at midnight, right? Did you have some free sandwiches then?
Clockwise
Buccaneer
I'm moved by the awesomeness of this pic!
gingerless
Active member
i hate to burst your bubble, but i don't get that pic....
god that is awful, i apologise everybody
DucdeOrléans
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Would love to see him back. Seriously. Of course he probably would not like to play second fiddle, but the romantic in my approves.
We could use a good free kick taker or two.
We could use a good free kick taker or two.
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Masri
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Special magnificent foot controller! I still admire his movement rather than any other footballer even it was messi.
Galning
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Hatem Ben Arfa
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That was the moment I fell in love with Ronaldinho, I remember watching that game too.
MJ BarcaFan
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Ronnie lifted a trophy with Flamengo recently, maybe it's a regional championship or something... Flavia pls can you shed light on this? 
Thanks !!!!
Thanks !!!!
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Flavia
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He won "campeonato carioca". That's only with teams from rio de janeiro, each state has that kind of championship around here. Flamengo's doing bad on our "copa del rey" like championship, copa do brasil. And the big one, o brasileirão, is about to start too.Ronnie lifted a trophy with Flamengo recently, maybe it's a regional championship or something... Flavia pls can you shed light on this?
La Furia
Legion of Doooom
Ronaldinho beginning to struggle in Brazil
SAO PAULO (AP) -- The hype of Ronaldinho's return to Brazilian soccer is fading, and fans are beginning to express their discontent with the former Brazil star.
Ronaldinho became one of the greatest acquisitions by a Brazilian club when he signed with Flamengo early this year. But lackluster performances since then have left many disappointed.
The latest setback came Wednesday when he couldn't help Flamengo get past Ceara in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup. Flamengo relinquished a two-goal lead and was held to a 2-2 draw that eliminated the club from the competition. Flamengo had lost 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro in the first leg, when Ronaldinho played poorly and was booed by fans.
"The fans have every right not to be happy when the team doesn't win,'' Ronaldinho said then. "They are starting to jeer me now, but we have to find a way to rebound from that and start winning again.''
Ronaldinho had already been jeered by some fans in the team's disappointing home draw with small club Horizonte in the previous stage of the Brazilian Cup.
"It's part of football,'' Flamengo coach Venderlei Luxemburgo said. "If he doesn't play well and the result is not good, the fans won't be happy.''
Ronaldinho has never been able to replicate the performances that helped him win two FIFA world player of the year awards with Barcelona in 2004 and 2006. But he had a good start with Flamengo after transferring from AC Milan, a move he said was an effort to revive his career.
Ronaldinho scored the decisive goal when Flamengo won the Guanabara Cup in the beginning of the year, firing a perfect free kick that put his name across front-page headlines throughout Brazil.
He also helped the team win the Rio Cup, the second stage of the Rio de Janeiro state championship, which automatically gave Flamengo the overall state title.
But the expectations had been set much higher after Flamengo beat several other Brazilian clubs to sign Ronaldinho in January.
"I'm not worried with Ronaldinho, I think he has been playing well,'' Luxemburgo said. "The problem is that people want to see the same Ronaldinho from Barcelona.''
One of the biggest advantages of signing Ronaldinho was the marketing possibilities that came with the former star. Yet Flamengo has not been able to fully capitalize on the acquisition. Brazil's most popular club remains without a main sponsor on its jersey and played Wednesday's match only with a mention of the club's website on it.
Ronaldinho didn't play badly against Ceara, but it was still not enough to send his team through in the Brazilian Cup. After the match he was involved in a small altercation while complaining to the referee. He ended being shoved by a riot policeman who charged to get the referee out of the way.
The 32-year-old Ronaldinho's main goal when he left Europe was to regain a place in the national team. He said he wants to play the 2014 World Cup, which will be in Brazil, but many are skeptical.
"I don't think he can play in the national team anymore,'' former Brazil coach Mario Zagallo said. "And in three years he definitely won't be able to do it.''
Ronaldinho helped Brazil win the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and was a member of the team that fell to France in the quarterfinals of the 2006 tournament in Germany. He didn't make the squad in 2010 despite playing well with Milan at the time.
Brazil coach Mano Menezes summoned Ronaldinho to a friendly against Argentina last year in Doha, when Brazil lost 1-0, but since then he hasn't gotten another chance.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/05/12/ronaldinho.ap/index.html#ixzz1MFxLsnFG
SAO PAULO (AP) -- The hype of Ronaldinho's return to Brazilian soccer is fading, and fans are beginning to express their discontent with the former Brazil star.
Ronaldinho became one of the greatest acquisitions by a Brazilian club when he signed with Flamengo early this year. But lackluster performances since then have left many disappointed.
The latest setback came Wednesday when he couldn't help Flamengo get past Ceara in the quarterfinals of the Brazilian Cup. Flamengo relinquished a two-goal lead and was held to a 2-2 draw that eliminated the club from the competition. Flamengo had lost 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro in the first leg, when Ronaldinho played poorly and was booed by fans.
"The fans have every right not to be happy when the team doesn't win,'' Ronaldinho said then. "They are starting to jeer me now, but we have to find a way to rebound from that and start winning again.''
Ronaldinho had already been jeered by some fans in the team's disappointing home draw with small club Horizonte in the previous stage of the Brazilian Cup.
"It's part of football,'' Flamengo coach Venderlei Luxemburgo said. "If he doesn't play well and the result is not good, the fans won't be happy.''
Ronaldinho has never been able to replicate the performances that helped him win two FIFA world player of the year awards with Barcelona in 2004 and 2006. But he had a good start with Flamengo after transferring from AC Milan, a move he said was an effort to revive his career.
Ronaldinho scored the decisive goal when Flamengo won the Guanabara Cup in the beginning of the year, firing a perfect free kick that put his name across front-page headlines throughout Brazil.
He also helped the team win the Rio Cup, the second stage of the Rio de Janeiro state championship, which automatically gave Flamengo the overall state title.
But the expectations had been set much higher after Flamengo beat several other Brazilian clubs to sign Ronaldinho in January.
"I'm not worried with Ronaldinho, I think he has been playing well,'' Luxemburgo said. "The problem is that people want to see the same Ronaldinho from Barcelona.''
One of the biggest advantages of signing Ronaldinho was the marketing possibilities that came with the former star. Yet Flamengo has not been able to fully capitalize on the acquisition. Brazil's most popular club remains without a main sponsor on its jersey and played Wednesday's match only with a mention of the club's website on it.
Ronaldinho didn't play badly against Ceara, but it was still not enough to send his team through in the Brazilian Cup. After the match he was involved in a small altercation while complaining to the referee. He ended being shoved by a riot policeman who charged to get the referee out of the way.
The 32-year-old Ronaldinho's main goal when he left Europe was to regain a place in the national team. He said he wants to play the 2014 World Cup, which will be in Brazil, but many are skeptical.
"I don't think he can play in the national team anymore,'' former Brazil coach Mario Zagallo said. "And in three years he definitely won't be able to do it.''
Ronaldinho helped Brazil win the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, and was a member of the team that fell to France in the quarterfinals of the 2006 tournament in Germany. He didn't make the squad in 2010 despite playing well with Milan at the time.
Brazil coach Mano Menezes summoned Ronaldinho to a friendly against Argentina last year in Doha, when Brazil lost 1-0, but since then he hasn't gotten another chance.
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/soccer/05/12/ronaldinho.ap/index.html#ixzz1MFxLsnFG
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Flavia
Guest
I've seen some games, and it seems he lost all his magic.
La Furia
Legion of Doooom
shame
was strange.. went from being SO good to just.. a shadow of what he was, in such a short time
Shows that even with all the talent in the world, if your heart isn't in it, you cannot keep up that level. For Ronaldinho, strippers and clubs were more important than football, and as great as he was for a few years, he remains more a what if than an all time great.
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