Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho officially announced his retirement from the game, more than two years since his last appearance as a professional.
The 37-year-old, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, last played in 2015 during a brief stint with Fluminense. His brother and agent Roberto Assis confirmed that Ronaldinho would not play again.
Ronaldinho became a household name after that World Cup win and he was revered for his outrageous dribbling and physics-defying goals. His five-year stint with Barcelona between 2003 and 2008 was his most successful one at club level, a period in which he won the Champions League in 2006 and Ballon D’Or in 2005, and also gained superstar status.
Ronaldinho’s retirement brought forth an outpouring of tributes on social media.
Twitter was also flooded with GIFs showing the Brazilian’s unmatchable trickery with the ball. Outrageous would be an understatement for some of these moves:
With inputs from AFP
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