Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, 44, is considered one of the greatest players in Soccer history due to his prestigious professional career in the 2000s and 2010s.
Details surrounding his visit to the capital will be revealed during a press briefing attended by the mayor of Quebec, Bruno Marchand, and the leaders of the Peformance Group, at the Videotron Center.
An international megastar
In addition to shining for his native Brazil, Ronaldinho has worn the colors of Paris Saint-Germain, FC Barcelona and AC Milan in Europe, a continent on which he won two Spanish championships, two super cups and the League champions in 2006. He also won the World Cup in 2002.
Known for his creativity and spectacular dribbling, the winger and attacking midfielder won the FIFA Best Footballer of the Year award on two occasions (2004 and 2005) and the prestigious 2005 Ballon d’Or. World magazine Soccer crowned him Player of the Decade in 2009.
Since announcing his retirement in 2018, the former football star has continued to participate in charity matches and acts as an ambassador for his former club, FC Barcelona.
Controversies
Former soccer star Ronaldinho and his brother were detained for five months in Paraguay in 2020 in a falsified passport case. (Associated Press/Archives)
Followed by more than 76 million subscribers on Instagram, Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto were arrested and imprisoned in Paraguay for using false documents, falsified passports, in order to enter the territory in March 2020. The two men were released five months later.
In the past year, he had to appear before a Brazilian parliamentary commission of inquiry after being linked to a company suspected of cryptocurrency fraud that used his image in advertisements.
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