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When Spanish football club Barcelona paid US$35 million for Ronaldinho last summer, they weren't buying a pretty face. "I am(51)," admits the Brazilian superstar (超级明星). "But everyone has got a different kind of beauty. What I (52) have is charm."/ O! `$ u1 K v: x3 R& P" u
Indeed he has. His buck teeth (龅牙), flowing hair, big smile, and of course his (53) skills are always eye-catching on the pitch. The 23-year=old striker(中锋) scored two goals in a 3-2 win over Deportivo La Coruna on March 1. It was Barcelona's sixth win in a row and, thanks to their Brazilian's 10-goal contribution, (54)looked like a poor season could now end a success.
9 ?2 e5 O2 q- F, p' R8 SRonaldinho-full name Ronaldo De Assis Moreira-is one of many South Americans who learned their skills playing in the backstreets before (55) them off on the world stage.
. o( ?8 t0 R, lGreat things were (56) when Gremio signed him as a seven-year-old, and he soon became friends with Ronaldo, who was then the other young star of Brazilian football. It was Ronaldo who first called him Ronaldinho, which (57) Little Ronaldo.
$ w) n* A% Y& M& LHe first (58) for his country in 1999 but it was at the 2002 World Cup where he showed his real worth, scoring an unbelievable free-kick in Brazil's quarter-final victory (59) England./ u! W: J* y8 S/ ?6 o
"I have never failed to deliver in big matches," Ronaldinho says. "My game is based on improvisation (即兴表演). Often a forward does not have the time to decide whether to shoot or (60). It is instinct that gives out the orders."/ N. f, U u: j; @& _4 l
While he may not have David Beckham's good looks, Ronaldinho has a (61) reputation off the pitch. At former club Paris Saint Germain, which sold him to Barcelona, he broke (62) rules by going out and enjoying the city's nightlife.; J# n1 r. b% n1 j; Y7 G
"Without doubt, Ronaldinho is the most (63) player I have ever come across," says former PSG coach Luis Ferdandez." The main" (64) for any coach is that one player without discipline can hurt the 'whole team."
6 w0 t) V! o* s, {" H3 nBut Ronaldinho doesn't think he has done anything wrong. "I am just a young person who enjoys (65)," he says.
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