“This is a sad moment for those who love Brazilian soccer. It’s getting hard to find the spirit to watch the games. This is perhaps one of the worst teams in recent years, it has no respectable leaders, only average players for the majority."

Brazilian football great Ronaldinho came out of retirement Sunday for a charity match to raise funds for those affected by devastating flooding in the country's south.

A roster of Brazilian football greats including World Cup winners Ronaldinho, Cafu, and Bebeto will play a charity match to raise money for victims of devastating floods in the country's south, organizers said Wednesday.

The country of Pele, Garrincha and Ronaldinho, which once wowed the world with its 'samba' style, has not won the World Cup since 2002. Nor has it produced a Ballon d'Or winner since Kaka in 2007.

Angel di Maria, the World Cup winning Argentina forward, will come to Dhaka in late May or early June, confirmed Kolkata-based sports promoter Satadru Dutta. 

Star French striker Kylian Mbappe can win the Ballon d'Or in "any team", Ronaldinho told AFP Sunday, but the Brazilian would like him to win it with Paris Saint-Germain, "a big club".

Brazilian legend Ronaldinho Gaucho spent a hectic 12 hours in Dhaka yesterday on way to Dubai from Kolkata, where he had spent the previous two days and attended a number of events.

The Brazilian will have a meet and greet event at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Dhaka on the night of October 18, where Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin and national team captain Jamal Bhuiyan, among others, have been invited.

Brazil's World Cup-winning footballer Ronaldinho Gaucho will visit Bangladesh on a short trip on October 18, confirmed sports promoter Shotodru Dutta.

Retired football great Ronaldinho denied involvement in an alleged cryptocurrency pyramid scheme bearing his name in testimony Thursday before a Brazilian congressional committee.

The 23-year-old burst on the scene as Brazil opened their Women's World Cup campaign with a 4-0 thumping of Panama in Adelaide, scoring three goals and setting up the other

The 18-year-old, who previously terminated his contract with Brazilian Serie B club Cruzeiro, had been training with Barcelona's youth team on a trial basis since January

Negotiations took place directly between club president Juan Laporta and Mendes' uncle, Roberto de Assis, who was also Ronaldinho’s agent.

Joao Mendes, son of former Brazil and Barcelona forward Ronaldinho, is undergoing trials with Barca's youth team, Spanish media reported on Thursday.

Shobnom Bubly has her hands full shooting for Chayanika Chowdhury’s “Prohilekha” in Nababganj. The actress is an avid fan of Brazil, and can’t wait to see the FIFA World Cup 2022 this month.

Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is preparing a new colourful show of her work to take to the World Cup in Qatar.

Lionel Messi will headline a star-studded lineup for a 'match for peace' in tribute to fellow Argentina soccer great Diego Maradona on November 14 in Rome, organisers announced on Monday.

Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho was caught on Wednesday with alleged altered passports, in Paraguay, for him and his brother according to a police report obtained by ESPN Brasil.

A court in southern Brazil has forbidden ex-Barcelona striker Ronaldinho from selling 57 of his real estate properties due to an unpaid environmental fine and other debts, a Brazilian newspaper reported on Monday.

Lionel Messi scores a gem of a cheeky free-kick that evokes memories of Brazilian genius Ronaldinho as Barca win 6-1 against Girona.