The long-retired Brazilian great will lead an XI of his choosing into battle on Friday night against a Tim Cahill XI of mostly ex-Socceroos at CommBank Stadium.
There were a few brief moments when it seemed possible that Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho would finish his glittering career in Australia.
negotiations apparently had between Ronaldinho’s brother and agent Roberto de Assis and representatives of Football Federation Australia Promotional material promises there will be some “Brazilian legends” on Ronaldinho’s team, including one-time Chelsea flop Mineiro, the ex-Brisbane Roar super-sub Henrique, former Sao Paulo, Dinamo Moscow and Rubin Kazan defender Jean Narde – all long retired, of course – while it also teases the “skilled goalkeeping of Cassio Oliveira”. And that is actually very impressive when you consider that the former Adelaide United favourite is a diminutive left-back.
At the launch of the Joga Bonito Tour on Wednesday – held at the glitzy, gold-plated Cirq bar on Crown Sydney’s 26th floor – reporters were told there would be strictly no one-on-one interviews, that their questions to Ronaldinho must be focused on football … oh, and he doesn’t speak English, only Portuguese., when he and his brother-agent were charged with using false passports to enter the country for a promotional tour not unlike this one.
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