Ronaldinho volvió a vestir la camiseta del Barcelona este martes y mostró algunos destellos de su gran y recordada magia, en un partido amistoso de leyendas contra su gran rival, el Real Madrid.

El brasileño formó parte de una alineación barcelonista repleta de estrellas y que incluía, entre otros a Deco, Rivaldo, Gaizka Mendieta, Javier Saviola y Ronald De Boer. En la plantilla del Real Madrid, en tanto, destacaron nombres como Roberto Carlos -capitán del equipo-, Luis Figo, Iván Campo, Rubén de la Red y José Amavisca.

LEEDS, England - When you think of addiction, the first things that come to mind are gambling, alcohol and drug abuse.

Footballers down the ages have not been immune to falling into either of those vice's grips — some of the best players to have ever graced the pitch, George Best, Diego Maradona and Paul Gascoigne to name but a few.

But there is one addiction, previously seen as a harmless bit of fun, that is becoming a serious issue among professional footballers, of all levels — a compulsion to play computer games.

Atlético Madrid and Spanish star Marcos Llorente is going to be a married man. Llorente divised a master plan to pull off one of the greatest marriage proposals ever. I’ll be thinking of this Marcos Llorente marriage proposal for some time to come.

Bukayo Saka has been spending time with family for the past week. The 19-year-old has also been on a short social media hiatus after he saw his penalty kick saved in the Euro 2020 final that ultimately crowned Italy champion. After several days of silence, a Saka tweet has been put out with an update on how he’s doing.

ROME - After 18 months of pandemic hell, Italy reveled in some soccer heaven on Monday after its national team brought back the European Championship trophy for the first time since 1968 following victory over England at Wembley.

Led by coach Roberto Mancini, the players landed shortly after dawn to find many fans were still celebrating in the early morning cool, with the smell of fireworks lingering in the streets and flags flapping out of car windows.

When the final whistle blew at the Maracanã on Saturday night, Argentina was confirmed as 2021 Copa América champion, bringing an end to the country’s 28-year wait for international glory, while Lionel Messi fell to his knees in triumphant elation. 

Alex Morgan will have a little extra motivation to win gold at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics. After publicly questioning the IOC over whether she would be allowed to bring her young child with her to the Games, the USWNT superstar posted a gut-wrenching farewell to young Charlie Elena Carrasco, vowing to make their absence “worth it.”

Morgan made the trip to Japan with her USWNT teammates this week, leaving behind her 14-month-old baby to go for her second Olympic gold medal. On Thursday, Morgan said goodbye to her child on Instagram.