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Ronaldinho Recalls First Meeting with Lionel Messi at Barcelona

Ronaldinho claims that the talent within Lionel Messi was apparent from day one. Barcelona have been lucky enough to enjoy the services of great players like Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi in succession.


While Ronaldinho was on his way out, the club witnessed Messi emerging from the youth team. It was straightaway apparent that the young Argentine was going to be something special, but few would have imagined him to go on and emulate worldwide successes in the last couple of years. Messi is even regarded at a level of Diego Maradona or Pele due to his achievements in the game.

While Ronaldinho would also have been capable of achieving the same heights given his astronomical talent, he has not been able to provide the same kind of application as Messi. Ronaldinho has targeted more on enjoying his life whereas Messi has put a lot of dedication into making him even better and keeping him in the best possible shape. Continue Reading “Ronaldinho Recalls First Meeting with Lionel Messi at Barcelona” →

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Adriano Galliani Unsure of Future after AC Milan

Adriano Galliani is someone who has a long association with AC Milan after having been at the club for more than 30 years.


He was part of the setup at the club under Silvio Berlusconi, who took charge of the club in 1986. AC Milan will be undergoing a change of ownership for the first time in more than 30 years, as they welcome Chinese investors to the setup. Milan’s new owners have already brought in former Inter Milan as the new general manager. Marco Fassone will be the club’s new general manager. He will be appointed once the club complete the takeover process next month.

The future of Galliani is one of the most discussed aspects since he will be going out of Milan after a long time. He was a major reason behind the numerous success achieved by the club over the years. In recent years, though, his contribution has been highly critical since he has been able to keep the club going despite heavy financial burden. Continue Reading “Adriano Galliani Unsure of Future after AC Milan” →

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Ronaldinho Regrets Not Playing with Messi Often

Ronaldinho is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, and many of his fans regret the fact that the Brazilian did not manage to fulfil his potential.


He was untouchable for a couple of years and he has gone on to win major honours like the Champions League and the World Cup. This coupled with the tag of being one of the greatest players ever would possibly make Ronaldinho a happy person, but he says that one of his biggest regrets is not being able to play alongside Lionel Messi for a long time.

Messi came through the ranks at Barcelona during the 2007 season and Ronaldinho ended up leaving the club in 2008 when Pep Guardiola was appointed as the manager. As a result, the two played with each other only for a very little period of time. Since then, Messi has gone on to emulate the achievements of Ronaldinho and many other great players during the last decade. Continue Reading “Ronaldinho Regrets Not Playing with Messi Often” →

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Anthony Hudson is serious about qualifying for the 2018 World Cup

A lot of hard work, I have got to give credit to our team manager, Rob Pickstock, has been doing so well in making these fixtures possible.’’


This was the statement released by the head coach of the New Zealand national football team.

Anthony Hudson was talking in an interview and responding to questions in relation to upcoming friendly encounters that New Zealand has to face off with Mexico and USA.

On October 8 of the ongoing year, New Zealand is scheduled to lock horns with Mexico and 4 days later they will play against United States and these upcoming friendly matches are the highest quality of friendly games for New Zealand as they have generally been playing with other national teams that aren’t as recognized or ranked as high.

Playing against these higher ranked national teams is what the head coach of New Zealand, Anthony Hudson wanted in order to help his squad get more experience from higher ranked players than their usual adversaries. Continue Reading “Anthony Hudson is serious about qualifying for the 2018 World Cup” →

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Ronaldinho offers support to Messi

Former Barcelona player Ronaldinho has offered his support to Lionel Messi.


The latter and his father have been sentenced by a court for tax offenses. Ronaldinho said that he is with them, and it is hard to see his former Barcelona teammate suffering.

Ronaldinho has also said that it is sad to see Lionel Messi ends his international career. He believes that the player is still young and that he still can contribute to Argentina. He said that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world at the moment and that it is difficult to see such a talent retire from international football.

However, he believes that we should respect his decision. He said that the player has thought a lot about his decision and that we should abide by his choice. Ronaldinho said that Lionel Messi has already contributed a lot to Argentina football, but it is unfortunate that he could not win a major tournament with his national team.
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Ronaldinho wants to resume his career later this year

Ronaldinho has stated that he will resume his career later year after having ended his contract with Fluminense.


The veteran player has been without a club since having terminated his deal with Fluminense.

There were reports that Ronaldinho would have retired last season but instead he find a way to negotiate a new contract with the Brazilian club and stayed there. However, he was heavily criticized by the fans and chose to end his contract with Fluminense only after 2 months with the club.

At the moment, Ronaldinho is taking part in promotional events, but he has been quoted as saying that he will be playing again by the end of the year. It is believed that there are a number of clubs that might be interested in signing the former Brazil international player.

Kabuscorp from Angola is one of the teams that might be interested in signing Ronaldinho. In fact, there was news that there was already an agreement in place until Ronaldinho decided that he would return to Brazil. The Angolan team will be hoping that this time the deal will work out and that they will see Ronaldinho playing for them. Continue Reading “Ronaldinho wants to resume his career later this year” →

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