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Brazilians Actually Going to Training (But For How Long?)
Published 1/2/2008 by Martha at Italy
By some miracle, Ronaldinho actually made it back from Brazil in time for Barcelona’s first post-break training session (look out for flying pigs), and Ronaldo and Milan’s mass of Brazilians is on his way to Dubai, not shacked up drunk somewhere with Flamengo and Adriano. All of this, however, may be only temporary: Ronaldo, in particular, has supposedly told Flamengo he wants a move, and left his agent behind in Brazil to work out a deal that, according to Flamengo VP Kleber Leite (the guy who said Milan gave them permission to talk to ...

How to Buy a Ronaldo
Published 1/3/2008 by Martha at The Offside
How to Buy a Ronaldo By: Martha | January 3rd, 2008 The day after Christmas, Flamengo president Kleber Leite proudly told the media that AC Milan had given him permission to open negotiations with Ronaldo , who has played in just a single match for his club this season. (He warmed up for another one but got hurt doing it. Maybe a sign god wants him to quit?) The news, however, came as a bit of a shock to The Milan Family, who announced rather huffily that no such permission had been given , and that Leite best keep his hands off their precious, increasingly useless, striker. Happily for transfer window rumors, Leite ...