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TESTING SOME 'NIKE' BOOTS

The magic scene of Ronaldinho that gave the turn to the world 15 years ago

Published:21/04/2020 - 16:57h

Updated:21/04/2020 - 16:57h

In 2005, it gave the turn to the world a scene that someone cataloged of 'fake', but that definitely shows the big technical qualities of Ronaldinho in the FC Barcelona

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There is not doubt that Ronaldinho has been one of the most important players of the FC Barcelona along his history. It sufficed him with five years in the club to give back the smile to a team and some lacking fans of confidence, initiating like this an era in which the culés were able to return to the international elite with a hegemonic command in Spain and, time afterwards, also in Europe.

In this 2020 fulfil 15 years of a very special scene, recorded after a training of the FC Barcelona in 2005. In her, it can see to an utillero deliver some new boots 'Nike' to Ronaldinho, that tests them to him and begins to give touch in movement with a balloon. It shoots until four times to the crossbar and goes back to control the spherical as if at all, without that it fall to the floor.

It was the first video in surpassing the million of visualisations in Youtube, and in spite of some suspicions, never has showed that the scene was 'fake'. The magic and innate quality of Ronaldinho Gaúcho, besides, does us think that is perfectly possible that the Brazilian star was able of something like this although it seem us sobrehumano.

Then Youtube had so only six months of existence, and went the half through the cual the sportive mark 'Nike' spread the scene like an advertising video to improve the sales of his new boots, thanks to the invaluable help of Ronaldinho.

The images caused furor, and also seeded the doubt of if it treated of a scene 100% real or if they had used cinematographic effects. It was as it was, the reality is that it was an absolute success and fulfilled his function: expand even more the North American mark and improve the sales.

Ronaldinho, in a hotel of Paraguay

At present Ronaldinho already does some years that withdrew of the football of elite, although it follows going to all parts hit to a balloon. Already it has gone out of the prison of Paraguay in which ingresó weeks backwards for going in in the country with false passport, and for now follows confined in a hotel of the country sudamericano waiting for that resolve his judicial case... And also the pandemia by the coronavirus.

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