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Ronaldinho, attending to the media after leaving prison

INTERVIEW TO 'RONNIE'

Ronaldinho breaks his silence: "I didn't imagine that I would go through this situation"

Published:28/04/2020 - 07:24h

Updated:29/04/2020 - 18:28h

One of the legends of the FC Barcelona and already out of prison, Ronaldinho, has explained in an interview how has passed these last weeks in the prison of Asunción

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Ronaldinho Gaúcho Has lived in the last weeks an experience that never will forget, more by aparatosa and surrealist that by reveladora. The Brazilian star was arrested in the airport of Assumption when arriving with false passports beside his brother, Roberto of Assís, and has happened the last month in a prison of the Skilled Grouping of Asunción, capital of Paraguay.

At present it is slope of the resolution of the trial and finds low domiciliary arrest in a lujoso hotel of the Paraguayan state, after having paid a millionaire bail. In the last hours, has conceded his first interview after going out of the prison in statements conceded to 'ABC Colour', speaking so much of his experience in prison as of other moments of his life.

"It was a hard hit, never imagined that it would go through a situation like this. All the life have looked for to arrive to the highest to professional level and carry joy to all the people with my football", express 'Ronnie', whose spirit never broke between grilles. "Have my faith, always do my prayers so that the things go out well and ojalá this finish prompt".

"Conquer the League of Champions with the Barça was very special, the club did not come of good years..."

It explains besides which was the reason of his visit to Paraguay, a question of businesses. "We came by some agreements that managed my brother, that is my representative. We came to participate in the launching of an on-line casino and for the launching of the book Craque gives Life that was organised with the company of Brazil that has the rights of exploitation of the book in Paraguay".

And it leaves clear that all the stir him pilló by surprise from the first moment. "We remain us totally surprised when knowing that the documents were not legal. From that then our intention has been to collaborate with the justice to clear the fact as we came it making from the beginning. We have facilitated all what the justice requested us".

In spite of all the occurred, appreciates the support and the heat that has received at all times of the Paraguayan citizenship. "The warmth, the affection and the respect of all the Paraguayans have felt it from the first day that arrived to the country, am very grateful". And it affirms that also they treated him with respect in the prison. "All the people with which had the opportunity to share in the Grouping have received me with friendliness, play to the football, autographs, photos... It is part of my life, would not have any reason to leave to do it, much more with people that were living a difficult moment the same that I".

The one of the Barça, his best stage in the elite of the football

It takes advantage of to send a kiss to his mother: "I Want to kiss him to my mother, has happened difficult days from the start of the pandemia". And it does not doubt in remembering which was his more dazzling stage in the professional football, when it arrived to a FC Barcelona sunk anímicamente for reflotarlo and turn it into the best team of the world. "It was a moment magic, was not long but conquer a League of Champions with the Barça was something very special, the club did not come of good years and go back to win something important was very special", concludes the Brazilian.