As the news on our players seem to be on hold until the new seasons start, here is another memory worth bringing up. Around this time last year, Maradona gave a statement that surprised quite a few people in the world of sports:
"Ronaldinho is my successor," proclaims Maradona. Barcelona's Brazilian striker, Ronaldinho Gaucho, received the ultimate compliment this Tuesday when an article published in Sport, hailed the star as Maradona's heir apparent. High praise indeed, especially when you consider the endorsement comes from none other than Diego Maradona himself. Speaking exclusively from his Buenos Aires home in an interview published on Tuesday, the legendary Argentinian proclaimed: "Ronaldinho Gaucho is my natural successor."
"Watching him play is just sheer delight," Maradona enthused; "he's a one-in-a million and simply on another level to his peers."
Ah, a blog dedicated to Brazil's national team. Appropriate not only for the history of Brazilian soccer, but also with the current timing - less than a year away from the World Cup Brazil are the 
Good weekend for ronaldinho as another trophy is added to his bag. I didn't actually see the game as it was nowhere to be found on tv. But I bring the news straight from Barcelona's website for those of you that didn't know here it is, for those of you that did here's more: