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BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

BE STRONG AND HAVE FAITH,
MRS. MIGUELINA!

I'm blessed!
Never in my career have I received

so much love, been so welcomed.

Thank you.
Galo will live in my heart forever.

13 YEARS LATER

BELO HORIZONTE
BRAZIL

The ball is in the penalty box.

Ronaldinho Gaúcho's onside. He shoots!

Goal!

In such a tough moment of my life,

Galo's fans embraced me.

And so I'll embrace them
for the rest of my life.

RONALDINHO: THE ONE AND ONLY

EPISODE 03
WHO SAID I WAS FINISHED?

BARCELONA
SPAIN

Genius, magical, incredible.

These were some
of the most common adjectives used

when trying to put into words
what he did with his feet.

After two disappointing seasons,

the world wonders,"What happened to him?"

He made history at Barcelona.

The problem is that
Barcelona also had other star players.

People will criticize
the slightest mistake you make

and no longer look up to you. It's normal.

It was a very hard couple of years
because of the pressure.

The atmosphere started to…
to rot, you know.

Everything turned very awkward.

The time at Barcelona came to an end
along with Laporta's term.

And because of the fight
between Sandro and Laporta,

we got caught in the middle.

Ronaldinho was Sandro's friend.

My brother got tired
of being in the middle of this war,

of being the center, of being blamed.

Everything that happened
was Ronaldinho's fault.

Every time they told lies about me,
it pissed me off, it really pissed me off.

Ronnie is a man
who does not like conflict.

When there's conflict, he takes off.

Eto'o, Deco, Ronaldinho.
Do you see them staying in the club?

We understand
that this is the situation we face.

Things have deteriorated,

and the only way out is
to build a positive environment.

So we probably won't be considering them.

Finally, the day came,
one of the saddest days in my life.

The saddest thing for a president

is to tell a person
who's given you everything that it's over.

Today's news,
early this morning from Barcelona,

a deal has been reached
with Milan for Ronaldinho.

For 25 million euros,

Laporta gets rid
of Barcelona's latest star,

who had become quite problematic.

I had already
fulfilled my dreams at Barcelona.

And now, I also had
the chance of going to a great club,

a different league.

And I had the chance
of fulfilling a teenage dream.

Of playing for a team I always liked.

And it was wonderful.

Ronaldinho, managed by his brother,

waived 15% of his transfer fee
to sign with Milan.

Yes, we are happy.

It's a beautiful story.

They're the two biggest clubs
in the world.

MILAN
ITALY

I'm very happy to be here
and I hope to bring everyone joy.

Now, it's a new life,
new goals, a new club.

And we hope everything goes well.

When Ronaldinho signed with Milan,

one of the contract's clauses stated

that Milan would come
to the Joan Gamper Trophy,

Barcelona's summer tournament,
and play Barça.

I go to Milan for an interview,

and he says to me,

"Cris, I'm not going,
I'm going to say I'm injured."

I said, "What, why?"
And he said, "They'll boo me,

and I can't stand
being booed by Barça fans again."

I had to call Carles Puyol,
hand him the phone,

and have the captain say to him,

"Ronnie, ask all the Culés,
we really love you, we owe you a lot."

The good things meant
much more than the bad things,

which were not
entirely his responsibility.

He had to come back here

and receive all the affection
and gratitude he deserved.

Also, because he hadn't been able
to say goodbye to the Barcelona fans.

ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS

WE MISS YOUR MAGIC
GIMME YOUR SHIRT

Ronaldinho steps onto the field.

He receives an ovation
from the people at the Camp Nou.

Just look at the reaction
from the fans at the stadium.

The entire stadium showed him
how important he was to us.

I lived with my friends for years.

And coming to play against them
in a place I loved to play,

and being welcomed like that,
was unforgettable.

I called him,

and it was my way of telling him
he'd always be one of us.

And we could never thank him enough
for everything he'd given us.

Not only did he come up to me,

but he handed me the trophy.

It was wonderful.

I never expected that.

I can only express my gratitude

for that gesture of…

affection, love, respect, that

I think very few, or no one,
has ever received in soccer.

It was an absolutely wonderful time.

To be a part of that group
of so many truly amazing people in soccer.

The soccer legends.

There was Real Madrid,
during the Galácticos era,

and then I got to Milan
with those Galácticos in their prime.

Maldini, Beckham, Seedorf, Gattuso,

Pirlo, Inzaghi, Kaká, Pato, Dida…

All the great ones.

To share the locker room with all of them,

to play with all of them,
it was a wonderful time.

I was very happy.

In a few months, Dunga,
the coach of the Brazilian national team,

will be calling players
for the World Cup of 2010.

Sometimes, I try to avoid the question

but, of course
I want to play in the World Cup.

To go to Africa and bring
another World Cup to the Brazilian people.

I think Ronaldinho is the right choice.

He's a reliable player
and I think Dunga will call him.

Dunga, two players
that many people, in their minds,

had speculated would be
on the list, did not make it.

Alexandre Pato and Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

I have to make decisions based on reason,
not emotion, or what the heart wants.

And also on what happens on the field.

You were very upset
when the final list came out.

Upset is an understatement.
Based on what I've done,

I think I have what it takes
to be part of that team.

At the time, everyone joked,

"He didn't call you for the national team
because of that dribble back then."

"You forced him to retire."

He made that move
and Dunga wanted to punch him.

Dunga is a very serious person,
he would not act out of revenge.

A lot of people said that, though.

I don't think so.

Sometimes,
we lose a soldier in the battle,

but you still have to win the war.

I think the beginning
of the fall is inevitable.

You start, you climb,
you reach the top of Mount Everest,

and then you have to come down.

I think it's normal in our career.

But I was doing very well at Milan.

I think I should have been part of that…

That national team.

But it didn't happen, and that's okay.

I have no problem with that.

-Did you watch the World Cup?
-No.

-Brazil's games?
-No.

What motivates a player
who has won everything?

We started well in the Italian league,

we are already fighting for first place.

And now, we'll keep up the good work.

I think it's the right country,
where I have everything I need

to continue what I started.

I called Mr. Galliani and said,
"We have a problem."

Ronaldinho arrived in Brazil on Saturday,

after leaving Milan's pre-season practice.

With six months left on his contract,
Ronaldinho decides he won't come back.

Fuck.

My sister was getting married…

I pulled him out
of my sister's wedding party,

and put him on a plane.

My deal with Galliani was the following,

"Roberto, I need to take him
for an exhibition."

"I have a contract with Emirates,
he's the star."

"But I promise you,
he'll go there, introduce himself,

and then he could come back."

"And then we'll decide together."

We're reaching the end…

…with Milan, which is the first step.

So tomorrow we'll have a conference
to announce everything.

We're just finalizing the details.

I think Brazilians are very attached
to their country and the life they lead.

A way of life
that's hard to find somewhere else.

After many years in Europe,
everything weighed on me.

I wanted to go back to my country.

I knew it was
the perfect time to go back to Grêmio.

I was sure it would be a huge success.

Assis reaches out to me.

"He wants to come to Brazil
to play for Grêmio and retire there."

Damn!

We scheduled a press conference,

simply to announce
that they were releasing Ronaldinho.

And in the middle of the press conference,
Mr. Galliani blurts out

that in Rio de Janeiro
he was a Flamengo fan.

No, actually, in all of Brazil,
he supported Flamengo,

'cause their kit
was red and black like Milan's.

Certainly, my feelings
make me support Flamengo.

You guys understand?

But the final agreement will be made
between Ronaldinho and Milan.

But if I had to follow my heart,
I'd say Flamengo.

Imagine the mess I was involved in.

Everyone thought
I had already signed with Flamengo,

that I had already dealt with them,
because of what he said!

Man, there were 3,000 or more
Flamengo fans outside the hotel.

When Ronaldinho goes
to the balcony and sees that crowd…

Damn, man.

His son was little,
living in Rio de Janeiro.

But still, we had nothing.

Palmeiras has Felipão.
I have many friends there, in Grêmio.

It's my city.

And Flamengo is Flamengo, right?

All those fans,
everything about Flamengo, so…

It's hard to make a decision.

It was horrible, it was a disaster.

Personally, I couldn't sleep
because of that.

Even so, we went ahead with our deal.
"All right, let's sign it, let's do it."

He's flying here,
he's landing tomorrow morning.

Speakers have been set up
ahead of a possible celebration.

And fans have been here
since early in the morning as well.

But then Assis makes a demand.

There was a money thing
of about 12 million.

Something about an unpaid debt

in the termination
of the contract with Milan.

Suddenly, Assis wanted to include that.

Everyone knew
we had a contract with Milan.

He still had
six months left on his contract,

and I was working to get him out…
at no cost.

"Hey, Assis,
we've already discussed all of this."

"We've already settled it."

"You know that's way beyond
what we can afford."

"Everything's here,
it's a fortune, you'll get paid well."

"You want more? Can't do that, that's it."

Negotiations for Ronaldinho's
contract with Grêmio are over.

He can make more offers, more bets.

If he really loves Grêmio like he said,

he should play there for free.

He's already made his fortune.

He's a mercenary! He's a mercenary!

Assis was too greedy.
That was the problem.

I think I'm too nice,
I believe in people too much.

Thank you for all the love.

And I just want to say,

I hope I can repay
all your love on the field.

We're in this together, I'm with you all.

Now I'm Flamengo.

All of my friends were Flamengo fans,
and they still are.

So I was already under pressure at home.

All of my friends were like,
"Is it true? Are you coming?"

Playing for Flamengo
means being close to the beach,

footvolley, and pagode.

How much did these attractions weigh into the star's decision?

I've wanted to live
in Rio de Janeiro since I was a kid.

Since I first visited Rio
when I was very young.

And so, the opportunity to play
for Flamengo was something magical.

Santos versus Flamengo.

It's the twelfth round
of the Brazilian Championship.

NEYMAR JR.
SOCCER PLAYER

-Hello.
-Hello.

Man, it was an incredible game
for those who like soccer.

They talked about me
and they talked about Neymar.

The greatest talents

that represent the essence
of Brazilian soccer are on the field.

Ronaldinho and Neymar.

He was challenged.
The best player in Brazil today is Neymar.

"What about me?
I'll show that I'm better than Neymar."

It was a tough start.

He hasn't taken a shot yet.
Beautiful ball to Borges!

Goal!

Neymar was crushing it.

He gives it to Neymar.
Chips it, it's stopped.

Falls back to Neymar.
Felipe blocks, now the goal!

Neymar protects the ball,
makes the dribble.

What a play by Neymar! What a goal!

Goal!

We thought we were
going to win the game, you know?

But we knew Flamengo's team was very good.

3-0 on the scoreboard,

against these players,
against this team, is nothing.

Luiz Antônio
with the cross, it falls to Ronaldinho!

Goal!

Thiago Neves with the cross! Goal!

He sends it to the box! Goal!

They make it 3-1, 3-2, then 3-3.

And still in the first half.

In the second half,
we made some adjustments,

and things began to fall into place.

The second half begins at Vila Belmiro!

In the second half,
I scored another beautiful goal,

making it 4-3.

Neymar gets it!
Goes in, shoots! What a great goal!

And then Ronaldinho ties the game.

Ronaldinho protects it,
dribbles, and he's tackled!

Arouca fouls Ronaldinho!

Hey, you won't let me lie.

-Because we practiced together.
-I know.

We train together! And practice.

I took a free kick under the wall
and he said, "Are you crazy?"

I said to him,"Hey, man, at Vila Belmiro,
the field will be wet."

"You'll see, they'll jump up
and I'll go underneath."

-It's true.
-Huh?

And then he said… he didn't.

This is an excellent opportunity.

But we would practice
with a fixed iron wall,

that only had a tiny space
to make the ball go through.

Twenty-two minutes into the second half!

This game is breathtaking.

So I said, "If it goes through there,
it'll go through in the game."

And I kept practicing, and he said,
"You're losing your mind, man."

Here comes Ronaldinho. He kicks!

Goal!

That free-kick goal
was one of the most enjoyable of my life,

because I could laugh at this fool's face.

Ronaldinho's open!
Thiago passes to Ronaldinho,

he takes the shot!

Goal!

He's a legendary player.
Ronaldinho managed to shine.

And at the same time,
I was starting my career,

and I was able to shine with him.

A game that will go down in the history

of Brazilian Championships!

Playing for Flamengo was magical,
and so was Rio de Janeiro.

We won the Carioca Championship,
won the Guanabara Cup.

R10's Flamengo are champions
of the 2011 Guanabara Cup!

Ronaldinho Gaúcho's first title
wearing the red-and-black shirt!

Undefeated.
Seven months without losing at Flamengo.

The only club where I stayed so long
without losing a single game.

I miss it so much.

Unfortunately, you won't understand.

Even if I explain it,
you won't understand.

-No?
-Nah…

Only those who lived it, man.

This video, released by the team,

shows Ronaldinho arriving
at the training camp in Londrina.

Ronaldinho entered the room
and left at 11 p.m. to take the elevator.

But what happened in that meeting?

At 1:15 a.m., shirtless,
he went back to his room.

He left at 9:07 a.m.

When it comes to Luxemburgo,

there are good things and very bad things.

We had some friction
during my career and life.

But he's one of the coaches
I respect the most.

He was always a guy who…
I heard him say countless times

that he's always wanted
the best for Ronaldinho.

But I think he was also
causing him a lot of harm.

Like, uh… manipulating footage
from the hotel cameras,

to say that Ronaldinho
had snuck someone into the hotel.

Anyway,
the time at Flamengo was very messy.

No, I didn't bring anyone.

I met a girl I knew from before
at the hotel.

I spoke to her normally.

Ronaldinho allegedly
tipped a waiter $100 at the Ecuador hotel,

to have beer delivered to his room.

Flamengo lost the game, 3-2.
Ronaldinho had an average performance.

I never tipped anyone $100.
There's no truth to that.

It's soccer. Every Wednesday
and Sunday's always a different movie.

If you win,
it's a happy ending, no one says a thing.

If you lose, it's a sad ending,
and everyone criticizes you.

That's soccer
and it will always be like that.

One fan went so far
as to create the "Bucktooth Hotline",

a phone hotline
for people to share information

about Ronaldinho's whereabouts.

The reason for fans' dissatisfaction

is Flamengo's poor performances
on the field, especially Ronaldinho's,

as he has frequently been seen out
and about enjoying the nightlife in Rio.

To be honest,
I never cared much about what people said.

You only read the paper
when things go well.

You only watch the news
when things go well,

Because when things are bad,
you already know they're bad.

And if someone says that those things…

don't affect you, they're lying.

The ruckus is over, the party's over.

And the battle has just begun.

Flamengo had financial problems
and couldn't…

afford to keep some players.

Flamengo's board director said
that Ronaldinho is to blame, not the club,

and has declared war on the player.

I was on vacation in Rio de Janeiro,

in a hotel, when Cuca called me.

He said, "President,
our number 10 is free on the market."

I said,
"Cuca, what are you talking about?"

"The court released Ronaldinho
and now he's available."

Ronaldinho filed a lawsuit
in the Rio de Janeiro Labor Court

and terminated his contract with Flamengo.

I said, "Dear Lord, Cuca,
we have so many problems already."

"We have way too many problems

to deal with Ronaldinho
at this point in my life."

When we found out he had left Flamengo,

the next day we talked to Assis,
who had played alongside me.

Cuca called me,
we had played together at Grêmio,

we have a great friendship.
He said, "Assis, what's the situation?"

"I have a team that can be champions.
I just need a number 10."

"We'll be there tomorrow morning."

"Okay then, let's go to Porto Alegre."

Papa Kalil met with my brother,

and my brother asked me to meet him.

And he said the words
Ronaldinho needed to hear.

He talked about the ideas he had,

who the coach was, who the players were.

And I fell in love right away.

He got teary-eyed.

Very straightforward,
very simple, very honest.

That's why I call him Papa Kalil
to this day.

The news is that Ronaldinho

had a lunch
with President Alexandre Kalil.

Now we just have to wait.

Hours before training started,
there was a helicopter.

No one understood what was going on.

And then he shows up,
already dressed in his training uniform.

The press was going crazy
over Ronaldinho at Atlético Mineiro.

How do you deal
with the "party animal" labeling?

I put everything aside.
I came here to play, I just focus on that.

We're not in Rio, we're in Minas Gerais.

So we want to party on the field.

And I think he's had
enough of partying off the field.

We were playing on Sunday,

so we had to be back at camp,
at the hotel, on Friday.

We were supposed to be there at 11 p.m.,
but we got there at 2 a.m.

And that, obviously, made Cuca really mad.

"I'm fed up with you.
Every day I'm struggling to protect you."

"Get out of here." And…

Alexandre Kalil called and said,
"Send him up here. Don't let him leave."

Because I told him
in that first conversation

that he wouldn't do to Atlético
what he did to Flamengo.

"Or you can pack your bags and leave."

It was desperation.
"Wait, Mr. President, let's talk."

"Fine, I won't get involved,
you guys can sort it out with him."

I was already a mature,
experienced player.

So I knew what I could and couldn't do.

Sometimes, two adults argue
until they reach a…

a reasonable conclusion.

Apologize and move on.

He apologized and asked me to stay.

When the group is good, it's like that.

You argue and decide
what's best for the group,

what you need to do to be champions.

This argument was on Saturday,
it was resolved on Saturday.

And on Sunday,
he went to play against Vasco da Gama

and he just simply
destroyed Vasco da Gama.

He passes to Ronaldinho.
He dribbles past Auremir.

Crosses, Jô with the header, goal!

God has been very good to me.

I won almost every title possible.

But I was missing the Libertadores.

And I had this drive, motivation,
to win the Libertadores and make history.

Atlético Mineiro
is one of the biggest teams in Brazil.

It's a team that has very passionate fans.

And it's a team
that doesn't have the number of titles

that a club of that size should have.

So, what was missing
was to make Atlético a winner.

And I started putting together a team
that they called "The Unwanted."

We had Jô, who was dismissed
from Porto Alegre's Internacional.

We had Ronaldinho,
who nobody wanted at the time.

And in the end, people would say
it was a team of outcasts.

Because a team of angels doesn't win.

When the tournament began,
we had no credibility at all.

And we spent most
of the Brazilian Championship

in first place.

Great players with a lot of talent.

Each one knew what they had to do.
Each one knew how to help one another.

We finished in second place.

Then we qualified
for the Libertadores Cup.

Ronaldinho's goal was enough
to secure the state title

for the second time in a row.

I needed to take this important first step

in order to start
making history at Atlético.

He was the best player of 2012.

He started to take
a leading role on the team,

and he was warmly embraced
by Atlético's fans.

A connection that can't be explained.

Your personality really fits
with people here. Don't you think?

They say I'm becoming a native,

but I've always had that
even though I'm not from here.

At Atlético Mineiro,
living in Belo Horizonte,

was when my mom had health issues.

That was the only, like…

difficult moment I had.

Not only at Atlético,
but in my life in general.

It's the first time
I've walked onto the field with him,

so I can't help it.

With all these people, it's very moving.

Did you really think you'd stop playing?

I did. Because, back then, I…

had already achieved
most of my dreams playing soccer.

And I thought,
"Maybe it's time I take care of my mom."

At the height of his mother's illness,

Ronaldinho gets on the field,
and suddenly, a gigantic banner unfurls.

With a picture of Ronaldinho
hugging his mom, and the phrase:

"May God protect her."

They really embraced the family,
his life, all of Ronaldinho's story there.

It was wonderful,
unforgettable. I never expected that.

I already felt embraced,
I already felt at home.

There, I identified with them even more.

He's an incredible guy.
He's a truly amazing guy.

He gave an interview, I heard it,

saying, "What is happening?
These people embraced me."

"I'll stand by these people until I die."

They embraced me and I said,
"I'll stand by them until the end."

And if I manage to give them that gift…

that will be my glory.

Atlético Mineiro
has always been a big club.

The problem is that
they had never won a Libertadores.

The first match,
we played São Paulo in the Round of 16.

The game against São Paulo was bizarre.

That was when he went
and drank from Rogério Ceni's bottle.

I went to get some water
and became aware of what was happening.

I knew how strong Marcos Rocha was
when taking throw-in's.

So, even though I was far away,
I asked for the ball.

The ball's inside the box.
Ronaldinho Gaúcho crosses to Jô!.

It's a goal! Goal!

He had that skill.

And I showed up and scored
my first goal in the Libertadores,

through that play.

Ronaldinho! Ronaldinho!

From the quarterfinals on,
we really suffered.

The entire fan base
is eager to show their support once again.

So that's motivation for us
and we hope we can react accordingly.

The Argentine team won 2-0 there,

and Atlético needs to turn the game around

to qualify for the next round.

The game was very slow.

We were under pressure, we couldn't score.

To Bernardol!

And we had to score
one more to get to penalties.

All of a sudden,
the stadium lights went out.

The stadium had perfect lighting.

In the two years playing there,
it had never happened before.

It happened at that precise moment,
so I'm sure that it was Kalil's doing

to change the game, so the coach
could give us some instructions.

When the lights came back on,
two minutes later…

Go, Guilherme! Make it count!

…we managed to score…
…and take the game to penalties.

It's the last penalty of the series.

The expectation, the anxiety!

But we practice so much,
that when you get there

you are confident enough
to do what you have to do.

Ronaldinho takes his signature pose.

He kicks it
with his right foot, and scores!

Goal!

Ronaldinho scores.

Victor was a hero against Tijuana,
saving a penalty at the 47th minute.

Maxi shoots, Victor saves!

Victor has stopped it!

Victor has saved it!

Atlético is in the final!

Atlético heads to the Libertadores finals!

Let's go, Galo!

A 30-hour drive to see Galo win!

Everyone was hyped to have
the chance to win the Libertadores.

I was very motivated

because it was a title
that I hadn't won yet in my career.

We made it to a Libertadores final,
it isn't just any game.

And Ronaldinho says,
"Let's show up dancing."

"Dude, we won't have time,

when we get there,
we have to rush and change."

And he said,
"No, let's show up dancing, it's fine."

And I thought,
"My God, what is this guy thinking?"

And that energy he has,
that positive attitude…

Let's go in with a clean body and soul,

and with
the strongest determination possible,

so that today we become champions!

Following the Libertadores final.

We played a pretty good game.

Here comes Silva, he shoots.
Silva! Olimpia!

Pittoni to take the free kick.

Goal!

But we lose 2-0.

Olimpia, 2. Atlético Mineiro, 0.

We were very confident

because of everything
that had happened before.

We always came back,
and we knew it wasn't easy,

but we were confident we could…
turn it around.

Yes, I believe!

The crowd chanting, "Yes, I believe"
could be felt inside the field.

It would give you goosebumps.

Yes, I believe!

There were nine births in my family,

and they were very important in my life.

Nothing compares
to that Libertadores night in my life.

Let's see if Ronaldinho's team

can turn the situation around.

We had a great start
but we missed a lot of goals.

And we made silly mistakes
we usually did not make.

I think it was partly because of anxiety,
knowing the weight of the responsibility

to turn that match around
and win a title after 40 years.

The referee blows the whistle,

and the first half is over.

Nil-nil.

I was on the bench
for that game, I didn't play.

When Cuca finished speaking

and the players started heading out
for the second half,

I called everyone into the warm-up room.

Giba is like a big brother to me,
a lovely person.

And I told them: "This is
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"So let's go."

"Let's go back out there
and play a great second half

and turn this around."

"And we will do it,
and we will leave here as champions."

The Paraguayan team for the kick-off,

only 45 minutes away
from winning its fourth Copa Libertadores.

Also 45 minutes
for Mineiro to win their first title.

And then, three minutes into the game,
I scored the first goal.

Rosinei with the cross into the box.

The defense misses it, looks at Jô!

Goal!

My son, the doctor,
was looking for me, "Where's Dad?"

"Your dad is over there
in the locker room."

So it was me, my son,
and the locker room staff watching it.

On a TV, with a delay
of almost 20 seconds, the entire game.

I'm a chicken.

They have only four minutes
to score a goal.

Galo's situation is
becoming absolutely dramatic.

This might not be the best option.

He sends it into the box.
Leonardo with the header!

Goal!

The ball is out.
And that's the final whistle.

Penalties were next.
And I was there with all my teammates.

I was waiting
for my turn to take the penalty.

I wanted it. I was ready for it.

Miranda with the right foot.

Ronaldinho said, "I'll take
the last one, and I'll tell you what…"

"If I get to shoot, I'll take
a Panenka penalty. I'll chip it."

"You're kidding, right?"

He shoots! Shoots with his left.

All of Atlético's titles
have been tough to achieve.

I wanted it to be my turn,
my time to shoot.

The ball. He's left-footed.

Eyes open wide. Giménez shoots! It's out!

Atletico is the new
Copa Libertadores champion!

I wanted to take the last penalty,
to be the champions because of my goal.

But it was wonderful the way it was.

Never in my career
had I received so much love,

been so welcomed. Nowhere in the world.

Thank you.
Galo will live in my heart forever.

When I went up to the field,
Atlético was already the champion,

they were already celebrating.

We hugged right after the title.

He grabbed my face and said,
"Didn't I tell you it was gonna happen?"

I told you, "You're going
to come back and be the top scorer."

That's why I always joke with him
and I say,

"That's why
your nickname is 'The Wizard'."

ATLÉTICO MINEIRO CHAMPIONS

Everyone said I was finished,
that we were the team of outcasts.

What have you got to say now?

I had the honor
of being the president of the team

with of one
of the greatest players of all time,

Ronaldinho Gaúcho.

What went wrong
in such an intense love story

between Ronaldinho Gaúcho
and Atlético Mineiro?

It worked out, it didn't go wrong.

We got titles and had many moments of joy.

And few have the privilege of leaving
after a big win when everything is great.

And that's how I would like
Atlético fans to remember me.

Where will you go after this?
What kind of place are you looking for?

Right now,
I'm letting my brother work on it

while I get to relax and unwind.

Then, starting next week,

we agreed to start
talking about the future.

But I know his phone is ringing a lot.

7 YEARS LATER

My brother is always
taking care of my things, my whole life.

More than a brother,
he's like a father to me.

What happened was really crazy We never…

We never imagined
going through something like that,

living through something like that,
I mean…

PARAGUAY

I think being detained in Paraguay
was the worst moment.

No doubt.

Ronaldinho at
the Paraguay international airport,

minutes after landing last Wednesday.

There was social agitation
due to Ronaldinho's arrival in Paraguay.

I was there that morning
when he went to a radio station.

There he mentioned
participating in a book launch

related to a social assistance project.

I was called at 2 or 3 p.m.

to handle a very delicate issue
that had come up.

First off, I'm shown a passport photo.

It's Ronaldinho's passport.

Paraguyan.

It caught my attention.

We spoke to a judge
who authorized the arrest.

Ronaldinho was in the presidential suite
playing video games.

Not knowing what was going on.

Former soccer player
Ronaldinho Gaúcho and his brother

are in police custody in Paraguay.

They are being investigated for using
false documents to enter the country.

They gave us their passports and ID cards,

because they also had Paraguayan ID cards,

and Paraguayan driving licenses as well.

The question we all asked was, "But why?"

I mean, what was the need

for him, Ronaldinho Gaúcho,
who everybody knows is Brazilian,

to use a document that's not his?

Assis has always managed his life.

What they… …did was absurd.

The… the document issue.

The Paraguayan document.

It was an important trip…

And everything happened very fast.

Ronaldinho is charged,

and it's requested
that he be held without bail,

for criminal conspiracy
and for the use of fake public documents.

Ronaldinho Gaúcho and his brother Assis

spent the night in separate cells.

You trust someone and then they…

don't keep their… their word.

And I was surprised.

Why did I have the passport?
I mean, someone gave it to me.

A person came to my house
and gave me the passport.

I believe that,
in no country in the world,

does someone give ID documents to anybody.

Arrested in Paraguay over a week ago,

Ronaldinho Gaúcho took part
in an indoor soccer match

between inmates and police officers.

I made friends, you know?

Everyone played soccer,
everyone practiced the sport.

And it was a way…
to forget what was going on,

doing what I loved the most.

I was champion there too.

The former Brazilian star
led his team to an 11-2 victory.

The prize for the winning team
was a piglet.

Ronaldinho was released
after over five months in prison.

The former Brazilian star was released
on Monday by a Paraguayan judge,

after being accused
of using a false Paraguayan passport.

We were declared innocent,
we had absolutely nothing to do with it.

Uh…

We were caught
in a situation that wasn't ours,

that had nothing to do with us.

Ronaldinho and his brother
have no unresolved legal issues

with the Paraguayan justice, to this day.

You know, you are arrested for a situation

that you had nothing to do with.

It's awful.

I think Ronaldinho was used.

He was innocent
throughout the whole story.

I take full responsibility for this.

Because I should have been more careful,

my attitude should have been different.

Uh, I was negligent.

I trusted blindly.

Right on, Ronaldinho!

Yeah, we're two men now.

It's no longer father and son,
older brother, younger brother.

After a certain age,
it's just two men going through…

a difficult situation.

It was tough.

Ronaldinho Gaúcho's mother,
Mrs. Miguelina,

died last night in Porto Alegre.

She was 71 years old

and had gotten COVID
in December of last year.

Oh yeah, baby.

What was the guy's name?

Hm…

The worst is knowing
that you no longer have someone

who you will miss dearly.

So not having my mom today…

I'll say that was the worst day.

The worst day was the day I lost my mom.

My mother liked it,
she always came to visit me.

First, we built my mother's house,
we did everything.

It's where my sister lives to this day.

So, sometimes I avoid going there
because I miss my mom a lot.

And I really like it here.
So, when I go there,

being in the places where she always was…

I always miss her.

I started building it in 2000.

It was meant to be a condo,
but we bought everything all at once.

This was my mom's house.

We built it thinking of her.

For her to have a nice place.
She enjoyed it a lot.

-Mom got to enjoy it a lot.
-Yeah. She did.

We had a very strong connection.

Not only with my mother,
but also with my siblings.

You know,
everyone says we are very similar.

And if we're similar,

it's because
she raised us that way, right?

So she deserves all the credit.

We have events, to go places.

To go to Qatar,
to Saudi Arabia, and so on.

That's more expensive.

These trips around the world we take,

each one of them, each country we go to,

we are welcomed with a lot of love.

We're almost there.

My childhood dream was to be famous.

Of course, I never imagined that,

even after I stopped playing soccer,

I would still be so well-known, you know?

But I'm very happy.

Everywhere I go in the world,

people treat me
with a lot of respect and affection.

I have to thank God more every day.

Because I never imagined

it would be as perfect
and as big as it is today.

Random hangouts are like being in places

you never imagined you would be,

since there's no direct connection
to that person.

One day you're at a Formula 1 race,
the next you're at a basketball game,

and the next,
you're eating a traditional barbecue.

I think that sums it up.

Hanging out in very different places.

And he has fun and entertains everyone.

Ronaldinho!

I'll keep working on my music projects,

my soccer schools around the world.

I'll keep traveling.

Ronaldinho!

It's wonderful and organic,
there's no planning.

Just like there was no planning
in the way he dribbled on the field.

Ronaldinho, that pool photo you posted

got a lot of attention.

-How do you feel about the exposure?
-You're jealous!

I won't deny it looked fun.

But how do you deal with that?

Oh my God. I said,

"Ronaldinho, who the hell
did you send that picture to?"

Oh shit.

Being able to mess around
with my friends and say,

"You see this round thing
we call the world?"

"I'm the fucking best there is in it!"

We have a trip to Barcelona
on the 9th and 10th.

We're gonna watch the Spanish derby.

Then we have a game
in Georgia on the 16th.

On the 18th,
maybe another event in Africa,

and then Miami.

On June 7th, we have
The Beautiful Lady match.

-That'll be good.
-It will.

I like that one.

Today, the internet connects the world.

People who never saw me play
admire what I've done.

So I feel truly blessed.

My brother, man, seriously…

We're part of this story. Damn, bro.

My brother fulfilled my dream.

So, in a very special way,
I lived my dream along with him.

May he never grow up.

May he keep that childlike spirit
inside and out, that inner beauty.

And love, because he's very affectionate,

very loving.

So he should never lose that.

That almost ruined the party, huh?

Game's not over, all have to go in.

Now! Oh, it's never been easier!

I was already accomplished.

I didn't have to prove anything
to anyone anymore.

I had no nothing left to achieve.

That's when it started to get tiring.

Finding motivation at a certain age…

after having achieved everything, is hard.

After winning the Copa Libertadores
with Atlético and leaving in 2014,

Ronaldinho played nine months
for Querétaro in Mexico.

In 2015, 9 games for Fluminense.

After brief stints at several clubs,

he officially retired
from professional soccer in 2017.

Since his debut at Grêmio at just 17,

Ronaldinho won
nearly every major title in soccer.

CLUB TITLES

LA LIGA, 2005/2006
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, 2006

SPANISH SUPER CUP, 2006

SERIE A, 2010

COPA LIBERTADORES
WITH ATLÉTICO MINEIRO, 2013

INTERNATIONAL TITLES WITH BRAZIL
COPA AMÉRICA, 1999

FIFA WORLD CUP, 2002

CONFEDERATIONS CUP, 2005

INDIVIDUAL TITLES

BALLON D'OR 2005

FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2004 AND 2005

Look at Ronaldinho.
Ronaldinho is inside the box.

This could be a goal. Goal!

He was a genius
and he always kept his smile and his joy.

Goal, Ronaldinho scores!

My God! Look at this player!

Ronaldinho!

The magic he left
on every field will be eternal.

Unbelievable!

What would I say to Ronaldinho?
I'd say, uh, "Thanks for ruining my life."

Ronaldinho wrote
one of the most beautiful stories

in the world of soccer.

I was very happy playing,

and people say they were very happy
when they saw me play.

So I just have to thank God.

It was a wonderful career.

It was there, written,

"I will be one of the best players
in the world of soccer."

And he was.

That is all.

Outside, inside, we don’t stop
Global, worldwide, we don’t stop

From the bottom to the top
We don’t stop

RONALDINHO: THE ONE AND ONLY

Outside, inside, we don’t stop
Global, worldwide, we don’t stop

From the bottom to the top
We don’t stop

From the birds to the block
We don’t stop

I’m ’bout to blow
Like a fully-loaded TEC-9

Turn the lights out
Go and tell ’em “bedtime”

Gotta steal the show everywhere we go

Got a superego, but not a hero

I keep the flow hot
Like it came from below

The people say
“Oh, gee, man, he’s dope!”

“He got a little swag
But I heard he’s broke”

Money ain’t the thing
That brings me peace, though

I’ve been lookin’ for more lately

The cars and whores, daily
The like that you couldn’t afford, baby

Just put some new hubs
On my new Accord, baby

Got a determination
You couldn't reward, baby

The vision don't come with ease
You gotta learn it

Ain’t nothin’ in life free
You gotta earn it

We the winners
It's already determined

Bras on, a thousand degrees
I'm 'bout ta burn it

Outside, inside, we don't stop
Global, worldwide, we don't stop

From the bottom to the top
We don't stop

From the birds to the block
We don't stop

Outside, inside, we don't stop
Global, worldwide, we don't stop

From the bottom to the top
We don't stop

From the birds to the block
We don't stop

Dress too sharp
I might shank ya

Check the resumé
I'm gangsta

Payend on me
I might thank ya

Green is natural colour
Let me paint ya

A picture that's worth
More than a thousand words

I'm so gifted, prolific
Don't miss it

So different, who we care
There ain't no competition

I got a proposition for my opposition

Smooth at the horns when they comin'

Beatin' like the man on the drummin'

I am the light
If you wanna let the sun in

I could make a hit
Like a boxer when he punchin'

I could make a hit
Like a lineman runnin'

To the kicker when he puntin'
You won't owe notin'

No matter where we are
Aye, we runnin'

Up, down, left or righ
It doesn't matter

Outside, inside, we don't stop
(Ah, yeah)

Global, worldwide
We don't stop (C'mon)

From the bottom to the top
We don't stop

From the birds to the block
We don't stop

Outside, inside, we don't stop
Global, worldwide, we don't stop

From the bottom to the top
We don't stop (Uh, yeah)

From the birds to the block
We don't stop

Ay-yo, we don't
We don't we don't stop

We don't, we don't, we don't stop

We don't, we don't, we don't stop

We don't, we don't, we don't stop

We don't, we don't, we don't stop

We don't, we don't, we don't stop
(Alright)

I say, we don't…