Brazil’s Ronaldinho Retires
Update: Just to make it very clear, this story is not true. Esto no es verdad. It was done for the Feast of the Holy Innocents
Pero que loco que esta este Ronaldinho. The man decides to quit because he’s had enough of the pressure.
El astro añadió que las recientes derrotas con la selección brasileña en Alemania 2006 y en el Mundial de Clubes con el Barcelona han sido muy duras de digerir. No ha soportado la presión que la prensa ha ejercido sobre él culpándolo de sendas derrotas. - Univision
Ronaldinho is only 26 years old, what is he doing quitting? If I was him, I would play until my legs simply didn’t work anymore. I know there are those who like to go out on top and so at their peak will decide to call it quits and leave their legend behind. I, on the other hand, would keep on playing until I was old and absolutely terrible. When Michael Jordan left, he had to come back. He may not have wanted to but at the end of the day he is what he is - a basketball player.
So what about Ronaldinho? What about Brazil’s hopes to win the next world cup and take the trophy to Brazil and get ready to host the World Cup after that? I don’t think Ronaldinho’s out for good. Sure, life must be full of pressure for the kid, but as soon as this retiring business goes away and the press leaves him alone, he’s gonna be juggling in his backyard, walk inside his mansion, go past his beautiful wife, up the stairs into his Armani filled closet, look at his ugly ass mug in the mirror and realize that he is a soccer player and that he’s got to play again.
Read the story (en español) at Univision.
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