The popular narrative is that Ronaldinho was sold by Barcelona when Pep Guardiola took over as manager in 2008 because he was seen as a bad influence on Messi. That’s true, to a point ...

Brazilian legend Ronaldinho was once asked to name the greatest football players in the history of the game While he acknowledged Lionel Messi as one of the best, he stopped short of calling him ...

A surprising omission: Messi’s absence from Ronaldinho’s choice The omission of Lionel Messi from Ronaldinho’s selection surprised many. The two players shared a close relationship during their time ...

Ronaldinho has said he cannot name former Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi as the best player of all time. The Brazilian is in no doubt that Messi is the world's best player, but he isn't fond of ...

Ronaldinho has a close bond with Lionel Messi – but he refused to name his former Barcelona team-mate as the greatest ...

PRIME Ronaldinho was better than Lionel Messi and is "touched by God", believes the Brazilian's former team-mate Martin Cardetti. The pair played together for one season at Paris Saint-Germain in ...

Lionel Messi, Ronaldinho and Kobe Bryant (from left to right). Kobe Bryant once met a young Lionel Messi way before he became the greatest player of all time. Bryant was introduced to Messi in ...

Ronaldinho acted as a sort of godfather to Messi and their close relationship is revealed in The Happiest Man in the World, a FIFA+ documentary about the flamboyant Brazilian star. The story began ...

Ronaldinho considers Lionel Messi to be a better player than Cristiano Ronaldo and wishes he had spent longer alongside the Argentine at Barcelona. The Brazilian icon was at the peak of his powers ...

Lionel Messi's former team-mates Xavi, Henrik Larsson and Maxi Lopez explain how integral Ronaldinho was in helping Messi to become one of football's greatest players. Watch the documentary ...