Ronaldinho, 46, on mission of love and happiness – and maybe goals – at Serie C’s Ravenna
Brazilian legend pledges excitement at his unveiling for a comeback that is winning over initially disbelieving fans It seemed like a joke, a hoax, when at 10pm on 19 June, Ravenna broke the news of Ronaldinho’s signing. The Brazilian, a former Ballon d’Or winner and one of the most recognisable figures in world football, had played his last official match in 2015 for Fluminense; a professional signing in Serie C at
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- 20 Aug 2026, 21:48 UTC
- Last checked
- 21 Aug 2026, 11:34 UTC
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- 1 version
- Current fingerprint
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Publisher layer
Recorded article metadata
- Publisher
- The Guardian
- Country
- England / United Kingdom
- Source published
- 20 Aug 2026, 21:27 UTC
- Source updated
- No update timestamp supplied
- Byline
- Emanuele Giulianelli in Ravenna
- Section
- Ronaldinho
Brazilian legend pledges excitement at his unveiling for a comeback that is winning over initially disbelieving fans It seemed like a joke, a hoax, when at 10pm on 19 June, Ravenna broke the news of Ronaldinho’s signing. The Brazilian, a former Ballon d’Or winner and one of the most recognisable figures in world football, had played his last official match in 2015 for Fluminense; a professional signing in Serie C at
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Ronaldinho, 46, on mission of love and happiness – and maybe goals – at Serie C’s Ravenna
Brazilian legend pledges excitement at his unveiling for a comeback that is winning over initially disbelieving fans It seemed like a joke, a hoax, when at 10pm on 19 June, Ravenna broke the news of Ronaldinho’s signing. The Brazilian, a former Ballon d’Or winner and one of the most recognisable figures in world football, had played his last official match in 2015 for Fluminense; a professional signing in Serie C at
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- publisher category European club football rss-category
- publisher category Football rss-category
- publisher category Italy rss-category
- publisher category Ronaldinho rss-category
- publisher category Sport rss-category
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- #605
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- 20 Aug 2026, 21:48 UTC
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- 200 / parsed
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- 478,137 bytes, private gzip evidence
- Collector
- news-ledger/0.1
- Public boundary
- metadata and excerpt