We were friends at Barcelona, but I don’t like comparisons and find it hard to say he’s the best ever.” While Ronaldinho acknowledged Messi as the best of his generation, edging out Ronaldo ...

“I’m glad Messi won the Ballon d’Or,” Ronaldinho told Marca following his old team-mate’s eighth Ballon d’Or victory in 2022. “We were also friends during our time at Barcelon ...

And that guy was Lionel Messi," Bryant himself recounted this incident and also stated that he and Ronaldinho "were good friends." Kobe Bryant: Love for soccer and his friendship with the legends ...

Among them, teenage sensation Lamine Yamal has emerged as a legitimate candidate to inherit the club’s legendary No. 10 shirt—a number previously worn by Messi and Ronaldinho.

Back in 2019, Lionel Messi revealed that he would have liked to play more with Ronaldinho at Barcelona. La Pulga rose through the ranks at Camp Nou before breaking into the senior team in the 2004 ...

but Ronaldinho isn't convinced it's that simple. He told Marca in 2024: "I’m glad Messi won the Ballon d’Or. We were also friends during our time at Barcelona. But I don’t like to compare ...