Ronaldinho will play for Barcelona in legends match against Manchester United which will also see return of Dimitar Berbatov
Greats from either side will face off at the Nou Camp on June 30 to raise money for the Paediatric Cancer Centre Barcelona
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BARCELONA have confirmed Ronaldinho will take part in a legends match against Manchester United on June 30.
Football greats from years gone by will take to the field to raise money for the Paediatric Cancer Centre Barcelona (PCCB).
And it will be Ronaldinho’s first appearance at the Nou Camp since he left the Catalans in 2008.
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United will line-up with a host of Champions League winners such as Dwight Yorke, Jesper Blomqvist, Mikael Silvestre and Park Ji-Sung.
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While Dimitar Berbatov, Quinto Fortune and Karel Poborsky are also included.
Barcelona will field the likes of Simao, Edgar Davids, Ludovic Giuly, Edmilson, Miguel Angel Nadal — former central defender and uncle of tennis icon, Rafa — and Gaizka Mendieta.
But star of the show will undoubtedly be Ronaldinho.
The 2005 Ballon d’Or-winner showed he still possesses touches of unrivalled genius with a no-look assist for Giuly in a recent friendly for the ‘Legends’ in Qatar.
Ronaldinho joined Barcelona in 2003 when the club had finished the season in sixth place — and just nine points from the bottom half of the table.
However, he helped transform the club into the modern dynasty it is today with his dazzling skills.
In 2006, they were crowned European champions for only the second time in the club’s history.
But, Pep Guardiola showed him the door just two years later as his partying lifestyle got too out of hand.
He joined AC Milan before returning to his homeland in 2011.
Ronaldinho is without a team, but has not officially retired from playing.