Ronaldinho: "I was 48 hours from joining Man United... and then Sandro Rosell called"

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It almost happened with United. It was a matter of 48 hours, but Sandro Rosell had told me way before I got the offer: “If I become Barça president, will you come?” I said yes

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FACT FILE

• 1998-2001 Gremio 52 games (21 goals); 2001-03 PSG 86 (25); 2003-08 Barcelona 207 (94); 2008-10 Milan 95 (26); 2010-12 Flamengo 71 (28); 2012-14 Atletico Mineiro 85 (27); 2014-15 QuerEtaro 29 (8); 2015 Fluminense 9 (0)

INTERNATIONAL

• 1999-2013 Brazil: 97 caps (33)

CLUB HONOURS

• Campeonato Gaucho 1999; Copa do Brazil 2001; La Liga 2005, 2006; Champions League 2006; Serie A 2011; Campeonato Carioca 2011; Campeonato Mineiro 2013; Copa Libertadores 2013

NATIONAL HONOURS

• Copa America 1999; World Cup 2002; Confederations Cup 2005

BIG INTERVIEWS

• Bixente Lizarazu - "Alex Ferguson wanted to sign me... but it stopped very quickly"
• Dani Alves – "I don’t hide my admiration for Guardiola and will to play in the Premier League"

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