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Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award: 2021 [239] Other. In 2012, two Brazilian entomologists named a new species of bee, from Brazil, Eulaema quadragintanovem, stating that "the specific epithet honors the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, famous worldwide as 'Ronaldinho' and in Brazil as 'Ronaldinho Gaúcho'.
The 2005 Ballon d'Or, given to the best football player in Europe as judged by a panel of sports journalists from UEFA member countries, was delivered to the Brazilian midfielder Ronaldinho on 28 November 2005. [1] On 24 October 2005, was announced the shortlist of 50 male players compiled by a group of experts from France Football. [2]
The 2005 FIFA World Player of the Year prize was awarded to the Brazilian Ronaldinho for the second year in succession, [1] also claiming the highest point total ever, surpassing Rivaldo. He finished ahead of Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard and his Barcelona teammate Samuel Eto'o in the final round of voting.
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The former player for Brazil and Barcelona, whose real name is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, told lawmakers at a congressional hearing that he is not involved with the company known as 18k Ronaldinho ...
Player Points Club(s) 1 Ronaldinho: 620 Barcelona: 2 Thierry Henry: 552 Arsenal: 3 Andriy Shevchenko: 253 Milan: 4 Pavel Nedvěd: 178 Juventus: 5 Zinedine Zidane: 150 Real Madrid: 6 Adriano: 98 Internazionale: 7= Deco: 96 Barcelona Porto: 7= Ronaldo: 96 Real Madrid: 9 Ruud van Nistelrooy: 67 Manchester United: 10= Kaká: 64 Milan: 10= Wayne ...
2002 World Cup winning Brazil national football team airplane in Brazilian team livery. Fuelled by the "Three R's" (Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho), Brazil won its fifth championship at the 2002 World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan. Brazil beat all three opponents in group play in South Korea and topped the group.
In the run-up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in Nike's "Secret Tournament" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by Terry Gilliam, appearing alongside football players such as Thierry Henry, Fabio Cannavaro, Francesco Totti, Ronaldinho and Hidetoshi Nakata, with former player Eric Cantona as the tournament "referee".