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Ronaldinho!
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born March
21, 1980 in Porto Alegre), commonly known as
Ronaldinho or Ronaldinho Gaścho, is a Brazilian
footballer who plays for Serie A side AC Milan
and the Brazil national team.
Ronaldinho, meaning "little Ronaldo," is better
known in Brazil by the nickname Ronaldinho
Gaścho, in order to distinguish him from Ronaldo,
who was already called "Ronaldinho" in Brazil.
Ronaldo simply went by his first name upon his
move to Europe, thereby allowing Ronaldinho to
drop the "Gaścho" and remain simply as
Ronaldinho.
Among his many achievements and accolades,
Ronaldinho is a two-time winner of the FIFA
World Player of the Year, European Footballer of
the Year and FIFPro World Player of the Year
awards. He became a Spanish citizen in January
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Milan held
to late draw by battling Torino
CNN International - Nov 23, 2008
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-- AC Milan missed the chance to close to within
a point of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A as
they were held to a 2-2 draw by Torino on Sunday
night. After falling behind in the first
half, Milan quickly hit back with goals from
Ronaldinho and Alexandre Pato to take a 2-1 lead
that lasted until late in the second half.
Roberto Stellone had given Torino the lead in
the 25th minute, but Milan's Brazilian attackers
responded immediately with Pato scoring in the
29th and Ronaldinho making it two just six
minutes later with a free kick from just outside
the penalty area.
But Torino
midfielder Alessandro Rossi equalized from the
penalty spot in the 78th minute after Milan
defender Kakha Kaladze handled.
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Uefa Cup
Group E Round-Up
SkySports - Nov 6, 2008
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Milan maintained their 100 per cent record in
Group C, but they left it late to beat Braga 1-0
at the San Siro.
Ronaldinho's last-gasp goal gave the Italian
giants a hard-fought win to move them to the top
of the group. The result was harsh on Braga who
created the better chances in the game.
Wason Renteria wasted two good openings in the
first-half and Cesar Peixoto was denied by Dida.
Braga had strong claims for a penalty waved away
on the hour mark when Emerson appeared to trip
Paulo Cesar in the box.
Soon after Ronaldinho came off the bench and the
move paid off as the Brazilian grabbed the
winner with virtually the last kick of the game.
Three minutes into injury-time Ronaldinho broke
Braga's hearts when he found the net from 20
yards out.
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Ronaldinho motivated for Brazil's debut
Herald Tribune - August 5, 2008
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SHENYANG, China: Lack of motivation will
not be a problem for Ronaldinho at the
Beijing Olympics.
One of the games' biggest stars, the
two-time FIFA Player of the Year can't
wait to get on the field and try to lead
Brazil to its first Olympic title in
soccer.
"What motivates me the most is the
chance to make history in Brazilian
football and win this first gold medal,"
Ronaldinho said Tuesday, two days before
Brazil's debut against Belgium.
"We all know that if we win this medal
we will make history. It's an
unprecedented title," said Ronaldinho.
Brazil's captain. "It's a very important
competition, just as important to us the
World Cup and other big tournaments."
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Ronaldinho's future to be decided in 72 hours
Herald Tribune - July 14, 2008
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MADRID: Barcelona and Brazil forward
Ronaldinho have given themselves 72
hours to decide upon the player's future
following a meeting at the Nou Camp on
Monday, the Primera Liga club said.
Ronaldinho and his brother and agent
Roberto de Assis flew into the city on
Monday to hold talks with Barcelona,
with AC Milan and Manchester City the
two clubs competing for the player's
services.
"The two parties have agreed to give
themselves two or three days to close
the transfer of the player to one of the
clubs interested in landing the
Brazilian," Barca said in a statement on
their website (www.fcbarcelona.com).
"If no agreement is reached over this
period, the player will join up with the
rest of the squad for training."
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