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Ronaldinho Thanks Georgia For Warm Welcome During First Visit

While having just finished his very first trip to Georgia, the man was hit with a pang of heartfelt gratitude once more. The former...

One called him “thief,” while another sarcastically questioned whether he had come to Georgia through “stolen money.” Just as the past couple of years have found Ronaldinho swimming in corruption allegations, in 2020, his arrest on charges of passport fraud in Paraguay stands as one of the more striking stays in the majority’s memory. Others simply spoke of Ronaldinho’s Barcelona side class in the most remarkable terms of “the best to ever wear the blugrana shirt,” ensuring that his legacy remains a key ingredient in football conversations. The reciprocal reactions to this current clash in Georgia reveal two aspects of Ronaldinho’s career: one, being the beloved football fiction whose magic was always great enough to create memories; the other, being the public persona whose post-football life has been marred by financial and legal woes.

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