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In 2004, Ronaldinho was the world’s best soccer player.
20 years have passed since then, but recently the brass showed that he can still offer a first-class free kick – in the legendary match between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Take a look at the goal in the player below.
He won the 2002 World Cup with Brazil, two La Liga and one Champions League title with Barcelona as well as a Scudetto with Milan in 2010/2011 (along with some Zlatan Ibrahimovic). The technical virtuoso Ronaldinho44, was named the world’s best soccer player two years in a row (2004-2005) and was the player every kid tried to emulate in the school yard.
Ronaldinho’s new masterpiece
When the legendary teams of Real Madrid and Barcelona met in a gimmick match earlier this week, Ronaldinho, who has been an official ambassador of Barcelona since 2017, found himself at the center of the action once again. As usual. With the score 1-0 to Barça, the brass had the chance to hit a free kick in a good position.
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According to official statistics, Ronaldinho has scored 66 free kick goals during his career, more than for example Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham. He was also the one who taught Lionel Messi to beat these fixed situations during the time in Spain. Therefore, not many people were surprised when the 44-year-old screwed the 2-0 goal into the left corner.
It was like traveling back in time 20 years to see Ronaldinho spot-kick his goal. The opponents couldn’t even help but smile when the ball went into the goal, it was elegant and above all there was a lot of Ronaldinho over that goal. One of those who smiled the most was Clarence Seedorf. The match finally ended 2-2.
🇧🇷😍 Fantastic free-kick from Ronaldinho for Barcelona Legends vs Real Madrid Legends.
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— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) November 28, 2024 The legends who were in the match
Real Madrid Team: Buyo; Núñez, Pavón, Fernando Sanz, Raúl Bravo; Milla, Seedorf, Figo, Savio, Amavisca; Congo. Also played – Contreras, Julio Llorente, Iván Campo, Agus, Júlio Baptista, Munitis and Álvaro Mejía.
Barça’s team: Vítor Baía; Fernando Navarro, De Boer, Abidal, Sorín; Trashorras, Mendieta; Giuly, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho; Villa. Also played – Angoy, Déhu, Kluivert, Roger García, Jofre, Sergi and Quaresma.
Scorers: 0-1, Sorín (min. 8), 0-2, Ronaldino (min. 16), 1-2, Figo (min. 58), 2-2, Congo (min. 63).
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Nice to see a legend like Ronaldinho knock in a free kick in front of overjoyed fans. Geez, he was so good at his best!
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