Barcelona's Ronaldinho admits: I feel tired (Tribalfootball.com)
Barcelona ace Ronaldinho missed training yesterday after arriving late from his commitments with Brazil in the United States. "I do feel tired," admitted Ronaldinho upon touching down, "but every game I play I feel better and I am happy to be back home (in Barcelona)."

Barcelona chief Soriano: Plenty of time for Ronaldinho talks (Tribalfootball.com)
Barcelona vice-president Ferran Soriano insists there's no problems with Ronaldinho's contract situation. The Brazilian superstar was linked with Chelsea and AC Milan over the summer, but Soriano insisted yesterday: "Let's get serious about this.

Ronaldinho rules out Chelsea move (fansfc.com)
Ronaldinho has ruled out a move to Chelsea Football Club. It was widely reported in the summer that the Brazilian superstar was a big-money target for the Blues, yet the former Paris St Germain ace can only see his future being at Barcelona.

Ronaldinho (fansfc.com)
Ronaldinho has ruled out a move to Chelsea. The Barcelona ace told ESPN: "I can't imagine being elsewhere."

Purists scoff at it, but life is not easy for these cheerleaders (Indian Express via Yahoo!)
It's all about the razzmatazz. Of lovely ladies, wearing just-about-there costumes with hip-shaking movements that would even make Shakira red with envy. Not just that, these girls do the jigs in set pieces so effortlessly and efficiently that would rival Ronaldinho's brilliance on field after he scores a goal. Life without these lovely cheerleaders is unimaginable in Twenty20 - they make ...

Germany pins cup hopes on Prinz (CNN.com)
World Cup encounters between Germany and Argentina are usually tense, later stages affairs, such as last year's quarterfinal clash in which the hosts ousted the tournament favorites on penalties after a 1-1 draw, or the 1990 final in which West Germany claimed the title with a 1-0 win over Diego Maradona's defending champions.

Ronaldinho puts skids under U.S. (CNN.com)
CHICAGO (AP) -- Ronaldinho split the defense time and again with the precision of laser surgery, lofting a corner kick to the far post for Brazil's second goal and then finishing off the United States when he spun a free kick over a defensive wall and inside the far post