Ronaldinho Gaucho’s European adventure coming to an end (Part 1)
Ronaldo de Assis http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Moreira-c26795 or simply Ronaldinho, is a two time FIFA World Player of the year award winner and currently playing for AC Milan. The player needs no introductions for he has been one of the best players of his generation. Ronaldinho fell in love
with futsal at a very young age and that was where he polished his exceptional dribbling ability. Later on he used to run rings around defenders worldwide. The boy was special. It became evident when a young
Ronaldinho, with a cheeky smile on his face, scored a stunning 23 goals past a local team in Futsal. Ronaldinho’s team won by a 23 – 0 score line.
His talent didn’t go unnoticed as Brazilian Serie A side Gremio, signed the player when he was just 17. Ronaldinho didn’t take long before he broke into the first team and went on to make 54 appearances for the club, while scoring an impressive 24 goals
from a deep attacking position. A move to Europe beckoned for the rising star and French Ligue 1 outfit, Paris-Saint Germain signed the prodigy for 5.1 million Euros.
Ronaldinho did not have the best of starts in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 as he was frequently left on the bench. However, a talent like Ronaldinho could not be smothered for long. despite having issues with PSG management, the Brazilian started to weave his magic on the pitch.
It was in France where Ronaldinho aroused the interest of most European giants. Following PSG’s failure to qualify for any European completion in 2003, Ronaldinho declared his desire to leave the club for more opportunities. Ronaldinho had taken a liking to
night life in Paris and was frequently seen in Brazilian night clubs .Seeing his condition, PSG hierarchy decided to cash-in on the troubled star.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta wanted to sign super star http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Beckham-c10432 but the English sensation moved to Real Madrid instead. Manchester United wanted to sign Ronaldinho as a replacement and a bidding war started between the two clubs. However, Laporta
outbid Red Devils with a 32.25 million Euros offer and the buck-toothed sensation arrived in Catalonia.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldinho-c31733 hit the ground running at Camp Nou. In just 45 appearances, Ronaldinho scored a stunning 22 goals while directly assisting in 14 others. The fact that Ronaldinho never played as a striker adds further glitter to this accomplishment. Clearly, FIFA
had the same thoughts as the Brazilian won FIFA world player of the year award, in his debut season in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011. Barcelona finished second behind Real Madrid but Ronaldinho had other ideas. In his second season, Ronaldinho produced yet another football masterpiece
and brought back the League title to Catalonia, after a six year dry spell. His exploits won him a FIFA world player of the year-Ballon d’Or double. UEFA Champions League was the only trophy missing on R10’s (Ronaldinho‘s) resume, as Barcelona made it to the
finals the following year. Barcelona defeated Arsenal FC by a 2 – 1 score line in the final ,as the Catalan giants won the coveted trophy after a 14 year long wait.
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