09/28/2007
FC Barcelone: Ronaldinho devrait rejouer contre Stuttgart mardi
MADRID (AFP) — Ronaldinho, que le FC Barcelone a soutenu mercredi par un communiqué inhabituel pour essayer de calmer le jeu autour de sa méforme et de sa vie privée, devrait rejouer mardi contre Stuttgart en Ligue des Champions (Groupe E).
L'attaquant brésilien du Barça continue à récupérer de la contracture qui lui a fait manquer deux matches et devrait être encore un peu juste pour être aligné samedi contre Levante pour la 6e journée de la Liga, selon les médias espagnols.
Face aux multiples informations sur sa méforme et ses supposées sorties nocturnes avant les matches, le Barça a publié mercredi un communiqué de "soutien" à Ronaldinho, soulignant que son absence était "strictement due à des critères médicaux".
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09/26/2006
RONALDINHO WARNS RIVALS
Ronaldinho - warning for Barcelona rivals.
RONALDINHO WARNS RIVALSBarcelona 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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08/25/2006
RONALDINHO RELIEF AT GROUP DRAW
Ronaldinho - happy with the draw.RONALDINHO RELIEF AT GROUP DRAW
Barcelona star Ronaldinho has expressed his relief at playing Chelsea in the group stages of this season's Champions League.
Following Thursday's draw in Monaco, Blues manager Jose Mourinho's side face Barca in European football's premier club competition for the third successive season.
On the previous two occasions the meetings have been in the last 16, and turned into hostile affairs with no love lost.
This time around the two teams are in Group A, along with German side Werder Bremen and first-timers to the tournament, Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia.
But it is the renewed rivalry between Chelsea and reigning European Cup holders Barca that will again capture the imagination.
World player of the year and Barcelona star Ronaldinho again knows no quarter will be given, but is happy to take on Chelsea early.
"Chelsea have always been very difficult opponents in past seasons," said Ronaldinho.
"Both teams have world-class players, and with the way we know each other we are going to have to put a lot into the two games.
"But I think it's better we meet Chelsea now as they're such a strong team, rather than having to cope with them later.
"At least we can both go through. It gives you impetus, but we cannot discount Werder Bremen because they are also a strong team."
In particular, Ronaldinho has noted the additions at Stamford Bridge of Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko, and added: "Chelsea will be stronger still.
"They have signed high-quality players, so they will certainly be stronger than last season and that will make things more difficult for us."
Ronaldinho, though, was left to lament Barca's failure to sign close friend Thierry Henry from Arsenal to strengthen the Catalan giants' chances of retaining the trophy.
Henry was strongly linked with a move to the Nou Camp last season before finally signing a new four-year contract with the Gunners.
But Brazil striker Ronaldinho, speaking at his promotion of the new Sony Ericsson/Vodafone K800i Cyber-shot phone, has not given up hope of working with the France international.
He remarked: "It was disappointing (Barca did not sign Henry).
"There were great expectations amongst the fans who were placing a lot of hopes on his arrival.
"He is one of the best strikers in the world, and a friend of mine, but we have now signed other players.
"I wish him all the best and maybe one of these days we will play together."
Even without Henry, though, Ronaldinho feels Barcelona can retain the trophy, and become the first team in Champions League history to do so.
"No one has ever done it before, and we want to go into history by becoming the first team to do it again," added Ronaldinho
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AC Milan chief Galliani lunches with Ronaldinho's brother
tribalfooball.com - August 25, 2006
AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani had lunch yesterday with the brother and agent of Barcelona star Ronaldinho.
While another player, Real Betis striker Ricardo Oliveira, was on the agenda, it's been suggested Galliani was sending out feelers about Ronaldinho's situation at Barcelona.
Barca president Joan Laporta is in a tight spot over the Brazilian superstar.
Assis is seeking new contract talks and while Laporta is happy to oblige, the terms being demanded would place Ronaldinho head-and-shoulders above any of his teammates on the wage scale, which could lead to player unrest amongst the bigger names in the Barca dressing room.
Milan know this and Galliani, backed by club president Silvio Berlusconi, is willing to go as high as £60 million for the World Player of the Year.
Sources close to Ronaldinho insist he is happy at the Nou Camp, but would welcome serious talks over a new contract.
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