{"id":1096,"date":"2017-06-09T12:30:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T12:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2019-03-21T14:32:31","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T14:32:31","slug":"why-we-love-ronaldinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icons.com\/news\/2017\/06\/09\/why-we-love-ronaldinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Why We Love Ronaldinho, The Smiley Samba Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Let’s face it, everyone loves Ronaldinho<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The former Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona<\/a> and AC Milan<\/a> legend is one of our heroes here at Icons.com<\/a>. The Brazilian<\/a> embodied the samba style that defined a generation, while winning\u00a0UEFA Champions League<\/a> and FIFA World Cup<\/a> winner’s medals with that trademark grin on his face and a song in his boots.<\/p>\n

Because it wasn’t just his outrageous skill and unstoppable flair that made him great. Oh no. It was the way he played the game as if still on the rough streets of Porto Alegre, dribbling the ball past his dog Bombom or scoring 23 goals for his local youth team. He made seasoned defenders in the prime of their distinguished careers look like schoolchildren. He baffled goalkeepers.<\/p>\n

So, to celebrate the launch of our brand new and exclusive range of Ronaldinho signed items<\/a>, we’ve compiled a short list of what it is we love about him. Of course, there are innumerable reasons why football fans adore the man who for a period in the mid-noughties was the hero of every street footballer, but we’ll leave it to you to tell us what we’ve missed from our list…<\/p>\n

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He’s good at football in all its forms<\/strong><\/h2>\n