Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – “It was brilliant to see my friends again and so many young footballers who grew up watching me play. I’m very happy. This first half went by far too quickly; it’s always been like that for me.” These were Ronaldinho’s first comments straight after the first half of the Ravenna v Forlì match, a Serie C league fixture that saw him return to the pitch at the age of 46. “My last match? I don’t know, but if the chairman calls me, I’ll be back. I always love playing football; whenever he wants me, I’ll be here,” he added to Sky Sport, referring to Ravenna’s chairman Ignazio Cipriani, a friend of his. “It was great to play, to experience the changing room again. Football has been the best thing I’ve ever had in my life,” Ronaldinho continued. Finally, on the subject of there being few players like him these days, the former Milan player said: “No, there are plenty of good players like me today; that’s just how football is. Sometimes things don’t go as well as they did for us Brazilians or for Italy. But let’s hope we can win the World Cup again and play some great football.”
Football, Ronaldinho: ‘It’s great to be back on the pitch; I don’t know if this is the last time’
Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – “It was brilliant to see my friends again and so many young footballers who grew up watching me play. I’m very happy. This first half went by far too quickly; it’s always been like that for me.” These were Ronaldinho’s first comments straight after the first half of the Ravenna v Forlì match, a Serie C league fixture that saw him return to the pitch at the age of 46. “My last match? I don’t know, but if the chairman calls me, I’ll be back. I always love playing football; whenever he wants me, I’ll be here,” he added to Sky Sport, referring to Ravenna’s chairman Ignazio Cipriani, a friend of his. “It was great to play, to experience the changing room again. Football has been the best thing I’ve ever had in my life,” Ronaldinho continued. Finally, on the subject of there being few players like him these days, the former Milan player said: “No, there are plenty of good players like me today; that’s just how football is. Sometimes things don’t go as well as they did for us Brazilians or for Italy. But let’s hope we can win the World Cup again and play some great football.”