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Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho retires from football

| Updated: January 17, 2018 14:46:33


The Brazil great wins the Champions League in 2006 with Barcelona. - Reuters file photo The Brazil great wins the Champions League in 2006 with Barcelona. - Reuters file photo

Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho has retired from football, although he has not played an official game since 2015.

Ronaldinho, 37, was part of the triumphant Brazil 2002 World Cup squad, won the Champions League in 2006 with Barcelona and won the Balon d'Or in 2005.

His brother and agent Roberto Assis confirmed the retirement on Tuesday and announced a series of tribute events.

"He has stopped, it is ended," the BBC quoted Assis as saying.

"We will do various events in Brazil, Europe and Asia and, of course, we are arranging something with the Brazilian team as well."

Ronaldinho started his career with Gremio in Brazil before moving to Paris St-Germain in 2001. After five years at Barcelona and two La Liga titles, he also had a spell at AC Milan where he won the Serie A title in 2010-11.

He moved to Brazilian side Flamengo in 2011 before spells at Atletico Mineiro, Queretaro in Mexico, and Fluminense.

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