Ronaldinho shows off his $60,000 wrist watch he received from Lebron James

Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho displayed a watch he received from NBA star Lebron James as a gift which is said to be worth $ 60,000 (about US $ 173,000 ) .

The object is a limited collection created by the wing of the Cleveland Cavaliers .

Ronaldinho who won the World footballer of the year in 2004 and 2005 shared via Instagram on Monday evening ''I loved this gift! Limited series watch from my bro LeBron James. Thanks, my friend!'', he said in his post.

'Soccer will miss you' - Ronaldo tells Thiery Henry



Hours after former French striker Thierry Henry announced his retirement from football, his erstwhile teammate at Barcelona Ronaldinho sent out his tribute.

Google Image: Henry and Ronaldinho hug

Ronaldinho share via his Instagram ''Googdluck to my friend Thierry Henry. Soccer will miss you. Congratulations for all you have done at the pitch and success in this new phase.''

According to reports, Henry tried recruiting the Brazilian for his last club New York Red Bulls in the MLS.

 

Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar nominated for Globe Scoocer Fans Player of The Year Award

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Neymar, Ronaldino and a host of other football stars have been nominated for the Best Player of the year in the Globe Soccer Award.

The award is an annual recognition of stakeholder in global football are rewarded at an official Gala Dinner in Dubai with this year’s billed for 28/29^th December 2014.

 

Ronaldo was voted the fans best player of the year 2013 of the award and he is looking good for another this year.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus, FC Basel and Ajax are the nominees for the Club of the year award.

Below are the categories of awards for the year 2014 but who do you think deserves to win?
 

      Best Player of the Year;

Best Agent of the Year;

Agent Career Award;

Player Career Award;

Best Coach of the Year;

Coach Career Award;

Best Media Attraction in Football;

Best Club of the Year;

Marca Fan’s Favourite Player;

Best Fan of the Year;

Best referee (announced at the end of the most recent edition, in the presence of the refereeing directors from FIFA, Massimo Busacca, and UEFA, Pierluigi Collina);

Best Media Executive.

 

 

Ronaldinho leaves Atletico Mineiro, he won't retire until age 42 says Agent

Reports from Brazil reveal that former player of the year Ronaldinho has left the Atletico Mineiro.



The club announced on Monday that the 34-year old left on amicable terms after a meeting between his agent and brother Roberto de Assis and the club president Alexandre Kalil.

The former Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain forward had been contracted to the Belo Horizonte-based club until December.

De Assis said Ronaldinho and Kalil will give a joint press conference on Wednesday where the player will clarify his future.

However, retirement is apparently not on the agenda.

"He will play until he's 42! He will reveal his future destination on Wednesday," said De Assis, according to the Globo Esporte website.

Mikel Obi: A Distance From the No "10" Tradition

By Adetayo Odulaja

You remember Pele, Diego Maradona, Zinedine Zidane, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti, Kaka, the list goes on.... They all have one thing in common which is, their jersey No. 10.

Jersey No. 10 is meant for players who are "cult heroes" in their respective teams and this tradition is as old as football and the trends continue in this World Cup.

For football enthusiasts, it is only natural to expect much from any player wearing the NO. 10 for their country owing to the fact that they most times dictate the play for the rest of the team members in the attract line from the midfield. Simply put, the bulk of the team's creativity rest on their shoulders. They do the thinking, magical, unimaginable and sometimes "cheat".

We know the story of Lionel Messi, Neymar Jnr and the new kid on the block with 5goals, 4assists in 4games, James Rodriguez. However, the same cannot be said of Nigeria number 10 jersey which was made famous by the multi-talented magician, Austin "Jay Jay" Okocha Seeing the cute-looking Mikel Obi playing or acting as No. 10 completely negates the encomium and authority that comes with such a vital role.

Without undermining the effort of the Nigeria national team and it technical crew, one can say that after three matches, the team has been relatively lucky to have progressed to the round of 16 with below average performance from Mikel which has drawn criticism from the fans back home.

Many of the aforementioned names are winners of the Balon D'or and that goes to justify that the number attracted glory to their personalities.

Come to think of it, this same Mikel Obi was the cynosure of all eyes when he was second best to Messi at the World Youth championship in 2005 but today without mincing words we can tell who has evolved into a super character.

Interestingly, some believe that the player,  Mikel would have improved a whole lot if he hadn't been restricted and cultured into his new style. 

What influenced his or informs his style of play today is not the bone of contention now but to state the fact that he must step up his game to be ranked amongst the greats sooner or later because even the kids on he street would prefer a No 10 with dignity.