Brazil and FC Barcelona legend Rivaldo has opened up about Ronaldinho's famous goal at 2002 FIFA World Cup that sent England crashing out. Ronaldinho gave a brilliant performance that day, setting up an excellent play and assisting me for our first goal. Unfortunately, his father whom he idolized died of a heart attack when Ronaldinho was eight.He became an active participant in local youth club matches and acquired the nickname ‘Ronaldinho’ during this time. Playing in his very first World Cup, in 2002, he scored the game-winning score in a quarter-final victory over England. In 2013, he helped the team win Campeonato Mineiro and led his club to its first ever title of the Copa Libertadores. Enjoy the best Ronaldinho Quotes at BrainyQuote. After the match, he told me that he knew that Seaman had that tendency to take one or two steps forward at free kicks and so he tried to surprise him. "For Ronaldinho, though, there were no impossible tasks and it was a joy to watch him play and to share the pitch with him many times. Ronaldinho scored every goal in a 23-0 win Ronaldinho's talent wasn’t exactly hard to spot. Ronaldinho is a Brazilian footballer regarded as one of the best players of his generation. Born as the son of a small-time footballer, Ronaldinho developed an early interest in the game and started playing in the youth club matches by the time he was eight. My goal was important for us, as we managed to equalise right before half-time," Rivaldo told Betfair . "Ronaldinho gave a brilliant performance that day, setting up an excellent play and assisting me for our first goal. His stint with Milan was not very successful and he joined Flamengo in 2011.He moved to Atlético Mineiro in June 2012, signing a six-month contract.

He later on joined the FC Barcelona of the Spanish league and achieved great success over the next few years, winning back-to-back FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2004 and 2005 The same year, he was also named European Footballer of the Year.He featured in the ‘FIFA 100’, a list of the world's greatest living players compiled by Pelé.He is very close to his siblings. He achieved considerable success playing for the team and helped them win the inaugural Copa Sul-Minas.In 2001, he signed a five-year contract with French side Paris Saint-Germain and played a key role in the 2001–02 edition of the Coupe de la Ligue, helping his team reach the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Bordeaux.He was a part of the Brazil’s football team that won the FIFA World Cup in 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldinho#/media/File:Ronaldinho_Kazan.jpg Ronaldinho scored his first goal for Flamengo in the 3–2 victory against Boavista on 6 February 2011. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ronaldinho_Ga%C3%BAcho.jpg Ronaldinho has been in the news for the wrong reasons these as he is currently in prison after being arrested with his brother for alledgly having fake passports.During his playing days however, the Brazilian made a name for himself at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea/Japan, which included scoring a famous goal against the Three Lions. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soccer_Ronaldinho.jpg He was born as Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, on 21 March 1980, in the city of Porto Alegre, the state capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He scored his 50th career league goal against Villarrea in November 2006.Overall he enjoyed a very successful career with Barcelona and played his 200th career match for the team in a league match against Osasuna on 3 February 2008. However, he was plagued by injuries for most of the 2007-08 season.In July 2008 he signed a three-year contract with Milan and finished his first season with the team with 10 goals from 32 appearances in all competitions. The interesing fact is that at the age of 13, he played a match where he scored 23 goals in his team’s 23-0 win. His brother Roberto acts as Ronaldinho's manager, while his sister Deisi works as his press coordinator.He has one son with the Brazilian dancer Janaína Mendes. "I remember well that match against England at World Cup 2002, in which we won 2-1," Rivaldo said, according to the Daily Star. Following his successful stint with the team, he renewed his contract in January 2014 and played for the club till July 2014.In September 2014 he signed a two-year contract with the Mexican club Querétaro.He is the recipient of two La Liga Foreign Player of the Year - Don Balón Award (2003-04 and 2005–06).He won two back-to-back FIFA World Player of the Year award in 2004 and 2005.He won the inaugural FIFPro World Player of the Year in September 2005.

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