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3 days ago · After scoring two solo goals in the first 2005–06 El Clásico, Ronaldinho became the second Barcelona player, after Diego Maradona in 1983, to receive a standing ovation from Real Madrid fans at the Santiago Bernabéu. Due to these successes, Ronaldinho is widely credited with changing Barcelona's history.
5 days ago · Ronaldinho was named his first ever FIFA World Player of the Year Award ahead of Theirry Henry and Andriy Shevchenko. This award is given to the best male and female soccer player.
1 day ago · The Brazil national football team (Portuguese: Seleção Brasileira de Futebol), nicknamed Seleção Canarinho ("Canary Squad", after their bright yellow jersey), represents Brazil in men's international football and is administered by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), the governing body for football in Brazil.
5 days ago · Why is Lionel Messi famous? Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born football (soccer) player who has been named the world’s best men’s player of the year seven times (2009–12, 2015, 2019, and 2021).
- Lionel Messi is an Argentine-born football (soccer) player who has been named the world’s best men’s player of the year seven times (2009–12, 2015,...
- Lionel Messi started playing football as a boy and was noticed by clubs on both sides of the Atlantic. When he was 13, his family relocated to Barc...
- Lionel Messi scored 73 goals during the 2011–12 season while playing for FC Barcelona, breaking a 39-year-old record for single-season goals in a m...
3 days ago · It’s customary for major football award nights to feature a famous ex-professional player to help host the event. The Ballon d’Or is no different, and Chelsea legend Didier Drogba hosted the 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 Ballon d’Or ceremonies alongside French journalist Sandy Heribert. The pair are expected to host the ceremony again.
1 day ago · History. Establishment of the club (1895–1912) Flamengo was founded on 17 November 1895, by a group of rowers gathered at club member Nestor de Barros's manor on Flamengo Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
5 days ago · He then moved from Funchal to Lisbon, to join the Sporting youth academy. In 1999, at age 14 he was expelled from school for throwing a chair at his teacher. [22] Growing up, Ronaldo idolized the Brazilian legends Ronaldinho and Ronaldo Nazário, and has described them as leaving "a beautiful history in football".
