12/06/2006

£17M Ronaldinho overtakes Beckham as game's biggest earner

Barcelona ace Ronaldinho has taken over from Real Madrid's David Beckham as the game's biggest earner. Gazzetta dello Sport says Ronaldinho will earn a massive £17 million this year, with ?6 million coming from his Barcelona salary. The Brazilian now demands upwards of £700,000 for each advertising spot, which include agreements with Danone, Lay's chips and Hyundai.

Ronaldinho, whose contract with Nike runs to 2012, is also the only footballer to have a high-profile clothing label courtesy of his partnership with the sports wear giant.

In contrast, Beckham is said to be earning £12 million this year.

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09/30/2006

Nike give Ronaldinho Jordan treatment for new 10R clothing label

Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho is set to launch his own clothing label in November.

In partnership with sponsor Nike, Ronaldinho has been working on a collection, which includes t-shirts, trousers and hair-bands. DiarioSport says the label will be known as '10R' and Nike want to push Ronaldinho in the same vein as Michael Jordan was through the 1980s.

Ronaldinho is excited about the line, with the launch promising to be a world-wide spectacular.

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09/26/2006

RONALDINHO WARNS RIVALS

 

Ronaldinho - warning for Barcelona rivals.

RONALDINHO WARNS RIVALS

Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho sounded an ominous warning to the rest of the primera Liga by insisting: "We can still get better."

Frank Rijkaard's side have started the domestic campaign with three wins out of three, scoring nine goals in the process, and thumped Levski Sofia 5-0 in their Champions League opener for good measure.

However, Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho is not getting too carried away just yet.

"This season has started well but we can still get better," he told club website www.fcbarcelona.com.

"There are many teams out there that can create many problems for us in the fight for the title - Sevilla, Valencia and Real Madrid among others."

It is Quique Sanchez Flores' Valencia side who on Sunday travel to the Nou Camp, where they have picked up points in each of the past five seasons.

Ronaldinho is keen to buck that trend.

"We are highly motivated towards getting all three vitally important points," said the 26-year-old.

"We must pay close attention to all their players for there to be no surprises.

"Valencia are an extremely difficult team to beat and they have immense quality in attack."

Ronaldinho insists he has not been distracted by talk of a possible new deal in Catalonia.

"I'm never worried about my contract," he said. "I only worry about playing.

"My brother deals with all the paperwork, the only time I worry is when I'm on the pitch.

"I am very happy with the way things are going at the moment. Since I have come to Barca, things have gone well for me. I hope things continue like this all season and for a long time to come."

The former Paris St German star is even happy to live with Rijkaard's famed rotation policy.

"No player likes to sit out of a game, (but) the boss makes his decisions and we respect them," he said.

"I do not consider myself untouchable."

Argentinian youngster Lionel Messi picked up a thigh problem during last weekend's victory over Racing Santander but resumed full training on Thursday and is in contention.

Santiago Ezquerro has been working in isolation after injuring his left quadriceps, and is unlikely to feature.

Valencia, along with Barca and Sevilla, are the only other Primera Liga team to have a 100% record after three games.

Spain striker David Villa is hopeful that record will be extended on Sunday, although the 24-year-old knows it will be far from easy.

"We are very optimistic about the match," Villa told club website www.valenciacf.es. "We know it will be a very difficult encounter against fantastic opposition.

"Their results speak for themselves - champions of Europe, champions of Spain... they are one of the strongest teams in the world.

"Like our team, theirs is full of quality players. If one does not perform then another will. We will have to be alert until the final whistle."

Villa will come face to face with international colleague Xavi on Sunday, and is relishing the task.

"(Xavi is) a great footballer, very important for the way Barcelona play.

"I have had the pleasure of playing in the same side as him and understand very well the way he plays."

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06/21/2006

Anti-drug campaign uses Ronaldinho as comic book character

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06/02/2006

Watchmaker nets Samba stars

Watchmaker nets Samba stars

A small Swiss watchmaker has pulled off a major coup, persuading members of the most famous football team in the world, Brazil, to wear his timepieces.

In these days when nothing is free, Jacky Epitaux has managed to get some of the sport's biggest stars, including Ronaldinho, to promote his brand at virtually no cost.

 

So how did a small Swiss watchmaker from Les Bois near La Chaux-de-Fonds manage to wrap one of its timepieces around the wrist of arguably the greatest footballer on the planet, without having to pay for the privilege?

In short, thanks to plenty of patience and a rather unorthodox approach.

Rewind back to the summer of 2002, and renowned watch designer Rodolphe Cattin and Epitaux have just seen Brazil win a record fifth world cup.

"Our common passion is football and we decided then and there to create a watch to commemorate Brazil's victory," Epitaux, who is president of Rodolphe Watches, told swissinfo.

The result was the SFr15,000 ($12,500) limited edition Instinct Penta in the colours of the Brazilian flag, yellow, blue and green. One hundred were made and only 15 remain unsold.

Through a friend, Epitaux managed to pass on information about the watch to the Brazilian team. Then when Brazil arrived in Porto to play a friendly against Portugal in March 2003, Epitaux was there at the team hotel armed with his watches.

"I set up a display in the hotel lobby and in the evening hung out with the players at the bar," he recalled. "Cafu, Roberto Carlos and Ronaldinho said they would each take one and insisted on paying half."

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05/23/2006

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05/21/2006

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05/20/2006

England can deal with Ronaldinho

Chelsea captain John Terry believes that England will be able to "deal with" World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho if they come up against the Brazilian in this summer's World Cup finals.

Depending on results, England and Brazil are on course to clash in the semi-finals in Germany in what would be a rematch of their meeting in the quarter-finals in Japan four years ago.

But Terry has has taken confidence from the way Chelsea have dealt with Ronaldinho in their meetings with Barcelona over the last two seasons in the Champions League.

And the 25-year-old Blues centre-back said: "Everyone says Ronaldinho is the best player in the world which I personally agree with. But going into any possible game I don't think we're going to show him too much respect or let him get away with things.

"Paulo Ferreira marked him really well and got really tight to him for Chelsea and against England he'd be up against the likes of Gary Neville who is a fantastic world class player and I'm sure he'll know how to deal with him.

"Ronaldinho is a great player and difficult to mark but I'm sure we'll do our best. He's a very strong player, he's got great feet, is a great finisher. He scores goals, he's quick. He's absolutely got everything."

There was a time when the Italian defenders were widely regarded as the best in the business.

But Terry believes that England should now be placed in the same bracket and he is a particular admirer of Manchester United right-back Gary Neville and his preparations.

He added: "I think we have certainly caught up with the Italians, if you want to put it that way, but I'm not saying there aren't world class defenders out there.

"There's (Alessandro) Nesta, (Carles) Puyol, etc. I've had the likes of Marcel Desailly and William Gallas with me at Chelsea and I've learned from Ricardo Carvalho.

"But which defenders in the world do I admire? I tend to think of the English lads really, the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Gary Neville. I see these people day in day out in the Premiership

"Certainly coming away with England and seeing Gary Neville and seeing how he works in training and after training is excellent. It's not just about games, it's about preparation and he is spot on all the time."

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, meanwhile, believes, that the time has come for England to deliver at this summer's World Cup after insisting one major trophy in the national team's history is "not good enough".

Carragher said: "I talk to the other players about it. To have won only trophy in our history is unbelievable. It's not good enough with the players England have had down the years.

"Greece have done it but we've never won a European Championship. It's about time that England did do something on an international stage. Everyone else seems to do it and we always seem to fall short for whatever reason.

"But I think the group of players we have is one of the best probably since we last won the World Cup - and hopefully we can go and win it again this summer."

He added: "When you look at the favourites for the World Cup, Brazil are a stand-out team and people talk about the Italian and Dutch squads along with Argentina, whom we have beaten. But on paper, I'd say that we were as strong as any, if not stronger than the other nations alongside Brazil."

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05/18/2006

You can be in Ronaldinho's bed!

Do you fancy spending a night in the same hotel room that Ronaldinho, star of Brazil's World Cup squad, has just slept in?

If so, make your bid in an eBay online auction launched by a luxury hotel in central Switzerland where the Brazilian team will set up training camp next Monday before the World Cup in neighbouring Germany.

"We just hit on the idea by chatting among ourselves in the hotel management," assistant manager Philipp Musshafen at the Park Hotel Weggis said on Tuesday.

The highest bid so far for Ronaldinho's double room is 502 Swiss francs (220 pounds) - with much lower bids of 51 francs apiece being made for the rooms of fellow players Ronaldo, Kaka, Adriano and Roberto Carlos.

The auction (www.ebay.ch) runs until May 29.

Winners will spend the night of June 3 at the hotel, just hours after the Brazilians move out at the end of a two-week stay. They will also be given signed Brazilian football shirts. Normal rates for the five rooms on offer range from 480 to 780 Swiss francs each.

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05/14/2006

Laureus World Sports Awards, Barcelona 2006 Ronaldinho:Laureus Awards Are Very Important

Laureus World Sports Awards, Barcelona 2006
Ronaldinho:Laureus Awards Are Very Important
"It Is An Honor to Be on the Nominees List"

Ronaldinho

BARCELONA — Brazil and FC Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho has just days to wait to see if he is acclaimed as Laureus World Sportsman of the Year, after a brilliant 2005 in which he was named FIFA's World Player of the Year for the second straight time.

Ronaldinho, one of the world's great footballers, who is expected to be the star of this summer's FIFA World Cup, said: "I am very happy. When I was told that I was selected among the nominees I felt very excited. I already know the Laureus Awards because Ronaldo told me about them. He received an award after the last World Cup. It is a great honour to be present there."

Also nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award is Spain's Fernando Alonso (Formula 1), Lance Armstrong (cycling), Roger Federer (tennis), Valentino Rossi (motor cycling) and Tiger Woods (golf).

The Laureus World Sports Awards is unique. It is the only global sports awards honouring the greatest sportsmen and women across all sports each year. The winners are selected by the ultimate sports jury - the 42 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a collection of the world's greatest sportsmen and women. The living legends of sport honouring the great athletes of today.

The names of the winners will be announced during a televised Awards Ceremony staged at the Parc del Fòrum, Barcelona, Spain, on the evening of May 22, 2006.

Ronaldinho is only the third player to have been voted FIFA World Player of the Year more than once, following Ronaldo and France's Zinedine Zidane, who both won the award three times, Ronaldinho has demonstrated his ability to change the course of a match with brilliant solo skills which has made him the creative force of the Brcelona and Brazil attack.

Ronaldinho, who some weeks ago posed next to one of the Laureus Academy members, the legendary England football player Bobby Charlton, at Barcelona's Nou Camp Stadium, is very excited with his nomination. Now he is waiting to see if Charllton, and his fellow Academy members, vote for him to win the prestigious Laureus Award.

It is only the second time a football player has been nominated for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award. In 2003, as a consequence of his success in the FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, Real Madrid star Ronaldo was on the short list, but he lost to cyclist Lance Armstrong. However he was rewarded with the Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award that year after his return to Brazil's team after a long term injury.

Laureus is a joint venture between DaimlerChrysler and Richemont, represented by the founding partner brands IWC and Mercedes-Benz.

Last year's Awards Ceremony, in the presence of His Majesty, The King of Spain, was attended by the legends of the Laureus World Sports Academy and Hollywood stars Jackie Chan, Morgan Freeman, Teri Hatcher and Marcia Gay Harden. Among the award winners present were Roger Federer, Kelly Holmes and Greece football coach Otto Rehhagel.

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is a city with an enormous sporting tradition which has staged the most important sports events. The immensely successful 1992 Olympic Games gave a new impulse to sport in the city. Sport is a part of everyday life in Barcelona and during the past few years the number of high-level international championships staged in the city has multiplied. Therefore it is no surprise that Barcelona was chosen to host the Laureus World Sports Awards in 2006.

Barcelona is a Mediterranean and metropolitan city with the most modern facilities. Its unique architecture, artistic ambience and many tourist attractions have made Barcelona one of the most visited cities in the world. A business and leisure city, it is the ideal place to organise such an important moment of the sporting year - the Laureus Awards Ceremony.

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05/12/2006

FIFA: Ronaldinho was the best of 2005

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