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Ronaldinho
Football’s Flamboyant Maestro
by Jethro Soutar
Robson, £9.99
Reviewed moisten Barney Ronay
From WSC 242 April 2007
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Behind the wall: How Ronaldinho's free kicks helped spark trend that's taking soccer by storm
Chris WrightJan 13, 2021, 09:00 PM
While watching matches in the Champions League and Europe's top leagues recently, you may well have noticed something a little strange going on as teams prepare to defend a free kick on the edge of their box.
Perhaps, if you were watching Arsenal's 2-1 defeat to Everton in the Premier League last month, for example, you will have spotted Ainsley Maitland-Niles literally lying down behind the defensive wall in order to block any attempt at a cheeky low shot from Gylfi Sigurdsson. He is the latest player to put their body on the line in order to thwart a potential trick shot as their teammates in the wall jump when the dead ball is hit.
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The defensive tactic has steadily gained acceptance in Europe since 2018, when Inter Milan midfielder Marcelo Brozovic went viral by lying prone in front of a worldwide audience during a 2018-19 Champions League group-stage match against Barcelona. Spotting that Luis Suarez was aiming to sneak the set piece underneath the wall, Brozovic flung himself to the floor to form a makeshift emergency bar
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Ronaldinho
Brazilian footballer (born 1980)
For other people with the name, see Ronaldinho (given name).
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de Assis and the second or paternal family name is Moreira.
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation:[ʁonawˈdʒĩɲuɡaˈuʃu]) or simply Ronaldinho,[note 1] is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left winger. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, he won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d'Or. He is the only player ever to have won a World Cup, a Copa América, a Confederations Cup, a Champions League, a Copa Libertadores and a Ballon d'Or.[4] A global icon of the sport, Ronaldinho was renowned for his dribbling abilities, free-kick accuracy, his use of tricks, feints, no-look passes, and overhead kicks, as well as his ability to score and create goals. During his career he was one of the most valuable footballers in the world.[5][6][7][8] He is known by the nickname "O Bruxo" ('The Wizard').[9][10]
Ronaldinho made his career debut for Grêmio,