Ronaldinho, leader: exhibition and goal
This Saturday, Brazilian Ronaldinho Gaúcho led an exhibition soccer match in front of hundreds of children and adolescents from Petare, the largest neighborhood in Venezuela, as part of the Monumental League, a tournament in which legends of this sport worldwide have participated., as part of the League Monumentala tournament in which legends of this sport worldwide have participated.
Ronaldinho participates for the second time in this tournament, which held its first edition in 2024 with the presence of retired stars, such as the Dutch Clarence Seedorf and the Colombian Carlos el ‘Pibe’ Valderrama.
On this occasion, the organizers moved the championship, which is played with nine players per team, to Mesuca, a sector of Petare, in the east of Caracas, where they painted a mural with the forward’s face.
The former Barcelona player played the match as part of the CLX team against Patacones, which had former Vinotinto goalkeeper Renny Vega as captain.
The objective of the Monumental League with this match in Petare, in which Ronaldinhno scored a goal in the second half, was to bring football closer to the community.
The meeting, which brought together hundreds of young residents of the neighborhood, also served to play a soccer match between children, which served as a prelude to Ronaldinho’s exhibition.
Ronaldinho debuted in the first edition of the Monumental League, in 2024, with the Forum Jet team.
The tournament, normally played in a baseball stadium adapted for soccer, has no offside and includes one minute per round in which goals count double.
The regulations also establish that the goals will not be cumulative between periods, so the victory is won by whoever wins two of the three periods on the field, with the option of breaking the tie by goal average or by penalties between team captains.
Furthermore, for every five fouls committed by a team, the opposing team will be able to add a player to its squad during all phases of the competition, which will end on June 30, without knowing the prize that the champion will win.
Ronaldinho participates for the second time in this tournament that held its first edition in 2024 with the presence of retired stars, such as the Dutchman Clarence Seedorf and the Colombian Carlos the ‘Pibe’ Valderrama.
On this occasion, the organizers moved the championship, which is played with nine players per team, to Mesuca, a sector of Petare, in the east of Caracas, where they painted a mural with the forward’s face.
The former Barcelona player played the match as part of the CLX team against Patacones, which had former Vinotinto goalkeeper Renny Vega as captain.
The objective of the Monumental League with this match in Petare, in which Ronaldinho He scored a goal in the second half, bringing football closer to the community.
The meeting, which brought together hundreds of young residents of the neighborhood, also served to play a soccer match between children, which served as a prelude to the exhibition of Ronaldinho.
Ronaldinho He debuted in the first edition of the Monumental League, in 2024, with the Forum Jet team.
The tournament, normally played in a baseball stadium adapted for soccer, has no offside and includes one minute per round in which goals count double.
The regulations also establish that the goals will not be cumulative between periods, so the victory is won by whoever wins two of the three periods on the field, with the option of breaking the tie by goal average or by penalties between team captains.
Furthermore, for every five fouls committed by a team, the opposing team will be able to add a player to its squad during all phases of the competition, which will end on June 30, without knowing the prize that the champion will win.
