BREAKING: Brazilian magician Ronaldinho has retired from professional football, it is confirmed.

in ronaldinho •  7 years ago 

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confirmed by his agent-brother Roberto de Assis Moreira, Ronaldinho will no longer play prefessional football ever again.

The 37-year-old Brazil international started his career in 1998 when he made his senior debut in 1998 brazilliam club Grêmio, before signing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2001.

World cup 2002 was the boom period for his football career when he won many hearts, as he chipped a goal towards England's David Seaman from 40 yards . Alongside Ronaldo and Rivaldo, they humiliated Germany in the final to claim the World Cup glory.

Due to his extra ordinary performance at World Cup, Ronaldinho signed for Barcelona in 2003, as he helped team to win2 La Liga titles and 1 Champions League title in 5 seasons.

Unfortunately suffered injuries, Ronaldinho's career took a turn when he was signed by AC Milan in 2008 and made the team win Serie A title in 2010/11 season.

The last club Ronaldinho played for was Fluminense, where he appeared 7 times but scored zero goal in 2015.

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It's highly impressive he is hanging his boot now, but we are expecting him to engage himself in coaching brazil in the future.

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