His contract was cut short, though, following claims the Brazilian club had not paid him. In , Ronaldinho announced a collaboration with Italian businessman Fabio Cordella in which they launched a 'wine of champions' range with 11 different labels of the drink, creating a starting line-up of iconic footballers.
This is a tribute I never imagined I would receive. Without doubt, this is a company which will satisfy even the biggest wine connoisseurs. The Brazilian took a hit six years later, however, as in he was forced to cancel his contract with Flamengo after claiming lack of salary, bonus and image rights payments had left him millions of pounds out of pocket. Outside the Copacabana Palace hotel where Ronaldinho spoke, some Flamengo fans chanted loudly to try to convince the player to pick their club.
Ronaldinho has said that he would like to play for Brazil's most popular club at some point in his career and former Brazil teammates such as Adriano have encouraged him to join the team currently coached by Vanderlei Luxemburgo. Palmeiras coach Luiz Felipe Scolari also was reportedly trying to persuade the player, who helped him win the World Cup with Brazil.
Palmeiras said it had made the best offer financially, but club directors said the decision would ultimately come down to Ronaldinho, and his personal ties with Gremio could play a significant role. Blackburn came in as a late contender for Ronaldinho, but the player had already made up his mind about returning to Brazil to try to revamp his career, following in the footsteps of Adriano and Ronaldo.
The Brazilian was the catalyst for the return of the good times to FC Barcelona after a barren spell of and during his five seasons with the Club he won the league title twice and the Champions League before leaving for AC Milan in The Brazilian's arrival at FC Barcelona sparked a new dawn with Frank Rijkaard as coach and in the blaugranes claimed the league championship for the first time in six seasons.
Unfortunately, injury plagued his final two seasons with the Club and after having scored 98 goals in matches as a blaugrana, Ronaldinho left for Italy and AC Milan in the summer of After three years in Serie A, the striker spent the majority of the remainder of his career playing in his native Brazil with Fluminense being the final port of call before he finally hung up his boots.
Become A Culer. Follow FC Barcelona. The largest and most innovative sports and entertainment space. The organisation that unites ex-players from all FC Barcelona football teams. Midnight came and went, yet the two remained, signing autographs and taking pictures before some Milan supporters decided they had seen enough. They began yelling at the pair and insisted they went home to be ready for training later that day.
From there, he seemed to avoid such public confrontations for a while and began to deliver on the pitch, with new boss Leonardo bringing the best from him. Ronaldinho finished that season as Serie A's leading assist provider, with 14, while netting a further 12 times himself. Yet concerns continued over the impact his lifestyle was having, and when Massimiliano Allegri replaced Leonardo in the summer of , the Italian simply refused to tolerate the partying and late nights.
Ronaldinho made just 16 appearances in all competitions during the following campaign, with five of those coming from the bench. By January , he was heading back to Brazil, signing for Flamengo as his European adventure came to an end. I was in good shape when I was at Milan, but he didn't play me to give me the opportunity to express myself, so that is why I left.
Others have a different recollections of events. Irreparable self-inflicted damage was done to the player-coach relationship in November , when Ronaldinho was caught leaving a bar in the city at 2 a. He dropped the Brazilian to the bench and left him there as Zlatan Ibrahimovic secured a win for the Rossoneri. The coach always had the upper hand as he continually delivered results that season, winning the Serie A title in his first year with the club while Ronaldinho was sent back to his homeland in disgrace.
Watching the video above is to appreciate the scale of his decline over the two-and-a-half seasons he was a Milan player. Approximately 30, fans travelled to the San Siro to witness his arrival, with the supporters scarcely able to believe they had signed such an iconic figure.
Greeting them with his trademark grin, Ronaldinho was the consummate showman, and arguably nobody was as happy to see him pull on the famous red-and-black shirt more than Berlusconi. I know I can count on him. We have a wonderful relationship. I have full confidence in him and I have his confidence.
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