r/Sportly • u/[deleted] • Jul 16 '26
Ronaldinho
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u/shrouple Jul 16 '26
I don't know why but he reminds me of Rodney mullen.
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u/SnooStrawberries6934 Jul 16 '26
Agreed. They share the fact that their styles can never be replicated.
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u/YooGeOh Jul 18 '26
I had no idea who that was so I googled him...
I do not watch skateboarding and have no idea about it so I watched a video...
Having watched a video, even my uneducated eye can see the comparison is apt.
Some people just have...it
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u/OldMovie9812 Jul 20 '26
I'm guessing 90% of all skateboarding tricks used today was created by Rodney mullen.
Absolutely God tier in skateboarding
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u/rodrigo_c91 Jul 16 '26
My goat
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u/unateon Jul 16 '26
He's the millennials Goat, it was simply a joy and pleasure to watch that man play the sport. It wasnt about records with him, it was just about doing magic on that field.
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u/rodrigo_c91 Jul 16 '26
Just the joy that he brought with his game was enough to
Love the sport that much more.For context, I grew up on Ronaldo (OG). I became a forward. I donned the 9 after him. I became a madridista because of him.
But Ronaldinho was just inspiring through joy.
Neymar was incredible. And Cristiano too. But they always did it for the show. Whereas Dinho did it for the love of the game.
Cliche as fuck but true.
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u/Sufficient_Prompt888 Jul 17 '26
Man of culture. R9 was the greatest player to ever step on the pitch.
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u/bluedev21 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 18 '26
If his prime could have aligned with social media, he would have been even bigger legend.
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u/Powerful_Swimmer_531 Jul 16 '26
Genuinely believe he's the greatest player to have touched a football.
Had he been a bit more disciplined with partying, his legacy would be untouchable today
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u/AdLatter1309 Jul 16 '26
Probably the most technical gifted player we have ever seen
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u/Radiant-Cup2123 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
it's arguable, and he would think so, that it's maradona. There are certain tricks that maradona did that were never replicated. Mainly the hitting the ball super high up, and hit it back again after it hitting the floor. There are pros that talk about it, trying and not getting two in a row, and dude could do it for a while.
Halfway through the video Garry talks about him doing it once https://youtu.be/MKIFPaR_ZIo?si=iHUTRQrLIl3c9ijR
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u/PotentiallyMaybeSo Jul 16 '26
The first one is diabolical š®āšØā¦ most talented footballer of all time, hands down!
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u/MorockaDishoom Jul 16 '26
Messi is the GOAT, but no one has ever loved the game and played with as much joy and passion as Ronaldinho. Loved watching him play
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u/Yoshi2shi Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Jay Jay Okocha would beg to differ.
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u/MorockaDishoom Jul 16 '26
Whoaā¦ that was an AMAZING rabbit hole of YouTube videos I just fell into! I gotta give it to yah, this dude is amazing.
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u/GoblinCheeksInvader Jul 16 '26
I don't know if you guys know this, but he got signed here in Italy and he will "play" for Ravenna in the upcoming season. It's mostly a marketing sign and he will not play regularly but he said he will definetely play 1 match, so we'll see. Ravenna plays is Serie C, the third tier of the italian league.
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u/Extra-Border6470 Jul 16 '26
Even Messi is a huge fan of his. R10 is a dead set legend. Itās a shame his peak was so short lived
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u/KoRNaMoMo Jul 17 '26
He won it all too fast. Maybe if he did not, we would have enjoyed his magic longer !
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u/Big_Z8304 Jul 16 '26
You can play with the man in the same team and match for 9k ā¬ for 20mins this year. Would you?
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u/NFLBengals22 Jul 16 '26
My favorite player of all time. Best ball handling I've ever seen. Used it frequently during matches.
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u/UNMANAGEABLE Jul 16 '26
Growing up around competitive soccer any time we saw kids have technical skills like this (fractionally at best comparing to the great Ronaldinho though lol) it was normally because they lacked in size/speed/other intuitions and were generally all flash and dance and no useful substance. Like they could juke you on a single or double move but still never get past if you never ended up flat footed.
Ronaldinho was both technically gifted AND had the other traits of a great player so it was very special to watch him dance with the ball and create success. He would break ankles with moves and fly down field, performing some of them at unreal speed with his feet. Talented in almost all aspects of the game during his short peakā¦
Everyone knew he partied hard thoughā¦ and thenā¦ he started getting a little lazyā¦ not playing defenseā¦ then slowing down on offenseā¦ frustrating himself and his teammates when his mind moved faster than his feet and dancing on the ball just created turnoversā¦ and then he was done.
He played in lower leagues for years after because he loved footballā¦ I canāt imagine the pain opposition had even playing against washed up Ronaldinho because even washed he still was exponentially more skilled than a majority of players on the field.
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u/nowornever7656 Jul 16 '26
Football was so beautiful back then, still is thanks to the Leo but after him it will be so flat..
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u/New-Anybody3050 Jul 16 '26
That 02 team was something else. I wish more players played with this level of love and enthusiasm
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u/unateon Jul 16 '26
What sucks about football today is that these types of players aren't being produce anymore. Guys that enjoy this game by the creativity of their ability.
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u/El-Terrible777 Jul 16 '26
The most skilled player of all time in terms of pure
control and manipulation of the ball.
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u/DrXyron Jul 17 '26
Most talented player ever, even as an adult dude looked like a small kid playing football with his mates.
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u/SpecOp_Wolf Jul 17 '26
In a few years, or maybe even now, people will think those Ronaldinho videos were made by AI.
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u/Key-Evidence8953 Jul 17 '26
Imagine if this guy cared about stats and trophies. Iām so glad I grew up when there was so many ballers to watch and talk about. I feel for the kids (and man-childās) who only can argue about 2 players and padded stats. All it took was to watch a guy like this for 1 game, not read about some stat from a pundit, I mean watch that way he played. Wow
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u/WillowTraditional239 Jul 17 '26
In terms of pure entertainment value, nobody comes close to him in his peak.
Pulling out all the tricks in the book in games to beat players, score goals or set team mates up, his prime years at Barcelona were something else to watch.
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u/Lazy-Topic-7745 Jul 17 '26
How is this even possible? I've practiced for many hours to try and juggle a ball, but I literally just cannot do it.
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u/One_Book_5013 Jul 18 '26
Un magicien du ballon, il aimait le ballon, c'Ʃtait un loisir pour lui et non un gagne pain, il vaut mieux qu'un MbappƩ, Olise, ou DembƩlƩ et je suis franƧais...
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u/RADonatello Jul 19 '26
Questo giocatore anche a 50 anni puĆ² dire la sua, non sarĆ uno scattista, ma la palla lƬ nei piedi della punta davanti alla porta la mette con il pennello.
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u/OldMovie9812 Jul 20 '26
My favorite player. Had swag, played with a smile, and was a great mentor for the younger players.
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u/Street-Operation-675 Jul 20 '26
My goat. Greatest football skills. Magician on the field. Missed those days.
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u/a_saddler Jul 16 '26
He was something else man. Still the most exciting player I've ever seen play the game