Barca confirm 51-million-dollar Ronaldinho offer from City
July 15, 2008
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) - Barcelona has received a 32-million-euro (51-million-dollar) offer for two-time world player of the year Ronaldinho from English Premiership side Manchester City, the Spanish club’s president Joan Laporta said on Monday.
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Pato wants AC Milan to sign good pal Sidnei
May 3, 2008
Sensational news are out and it is reported that AC Milan striker Alexandre Pato is urging his club to snap up young Brazilian defender Sidnei who is also believed to be his good friend.
It is believed that the Internacional de Porto Alegre defender grew up with Pato and his name has been submitted to Milan’s board by the club’s South American chief Leonardo.
It is believed that Pato has already given Milan’s coaching staff a glowing reference for the 18 year-old 6 foot 1 central defender Sidnei and rumors are that Milan is ready to pounce on the young defender any time soon.
Sidnei has so far played 19 games for his club Internacional.
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Full name: Sidnei Rechel da Silva Junior
Date of birth: June 23, 1989
Place of birth: Alegrete, Brazil
Height: 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position: Central Defender
Current club: Internacional
Number: 24
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AC Milan coach Ancelotti wants superstar Ronaldinho.
April 6, 2008
Sensational transfer news are out from Italy and it is reported that AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has openly declared that he wants to sign Barcelona and Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho.
The Milan boss said that the club is weighing up its position on the player and that it’s not a matter of bringing in Ronaldinho to please anyone, but because he is indisputably talented and his arrival wouldn’t rule out signing an outright front man.
Ancelotti also added that the arrival of Ronaldinho in the Milan midfield wouldn’t be a clash with their teenage sensation Alexandre Pato because he is a different kind of player.
Among his many achievements and accolades, Ronaldinho has been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year award twice (2004, 2005), and as well as the European Footballer of the Year award and the FIFPro World Player of the Year award twice (2005, 2006).
Ronaldinho has downplayed suggestions that he is the best footballer in the world, telling FourFourTwo magazine, “I don’t even feel I’m the best at Barcelona.
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Full name: Ronaldo de Assís Moreira
Date of birth: March 21, 1980
Place of birth: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11)
Playing position: Attacking midfielder, Second Striker
Current club: FC Barcelona
Number: 10
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AC Milan give up Ronaldinho chase
January 15, 2008
Reports are out that Italian super agent Enzo Bronzetti is convinced Barcelona will sell Ronaldinho to Chelsea at the end of the season. The report also added that Bronzetti, who has close ties to Barca, admitted that AC Milan’s interest in Ronaldinho had gone cold as they are convinced he will be in London in June.
It is also said that Barcelona were ready to talk about Gianluca Zambrotta and Ronaldinho, but Milan believe that the Brazilian play maker will be moving to Chelsea eventually. This means that Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has effectively called off their pursuit of Ronaldinho, so leaving the way clear for Chelsea to sign the Brazilian uncontested.
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Full name: Ronaldo de Assís Moreira
Date of birth: March 21, 1980
Place of birth: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1?2 in)
Playing position: Attacking midfielder, Second Striker
Current club: FC Barcelona
Number: 10
Previous Clubs
1998-2001: Grêmio
2001-2003: Paris Saint-Germain
2003- FC Barcelona
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AC Milan’s Clarence Seedorf forced to make way for Alexandre Pato
January 14, 2008
Clarence Seedorf admits that he is unhappy at having to make way for new AC Milan teenage sensation Alexandre Pato.
Reports are out that Seedorf, who has been playing in an attacking role for much of the season, was forced back into midfield as coach Carlo Ancelotti paired Pato in attack with Ronaldo and was rewarded with a 5-2 victory over Napoli last night.
Seedorf later went on to admit that he knew things would go well but it was a sacrifice for him personally having to push back and play in midfield.
On the other hand, Pato began his playing career at Internacional in Porto Alegre, where he played for both the youth and senior teams between 2001 and 2007. On his first team debut, at the age of 17, Pato helped Internacional to a 4-1 win over Palmeiras on November 26, 2006. Pato had created three of the goals and scored the other goal.
Pato scored Internacional’s first goal of the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup on December 13 in the semi-final game against Al-Ahly Cairo, helping the team win 2-1 and a spot in the final. With this goal Pato has taken Pelé’s record as younger scorer in the history of official FIFA competitions (17 years and 102 days, against Pelé’s 17 years and 239 in the 1958 FIFA World Cup against Wales). He was substituted in the final of the competition, before teammate Adriano Gabiru scored the winner, ensuring the title for Internacional.
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Full name: Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva
Date of birth: September 2, 1989
Place of birth: Pato Branco, Brazil
Height: 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position: Striker
Current club: AC Milan
Number: 7
Youth Club
2001-2005: Internacional
Senior Club
2006-2007: Internacional
2007- AC Milan
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