Ronaldinho: The only manager I’d like to work with is Zidane

Former Barcelona and Brazil midfielder Ronaldinho has said he would like to play under ex-Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane.

“The only manager I would like to play and work with is Zidane, whom I have always admired as a player and admire as a coach.

I think that I would really like to play with him, and also have him as a mentor”, — quotes the words of the Brazilian Joe

Ronaldinho’s career spanned from 1998 to 2015. Among the achievements of the Brazilian, one can single out victories at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan, in the 1999 America’s Cup in Paraguay and in the Champions League in 2006. In 2005, the Brazilian received the Golden Ball award.

Earlier, the French national team lost to Croatia in the UEFA Nations League match.

In the match of the fourth round of the UEFA Nations League group stage of the 2022/2024 season, the French team hosted the national team of Croatia. The meeting was held at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis (France) and ended with the victory of the Croatian team with a score of 1:0.

At the 5th minute of the meeting, the chief referee appointed a penalty kick against the French team, which was successfully converted by the midfielder of the Croatian national team Luka Modric.

The Croatian national team scored seven points and climbed to second place in the standings of Group 1 of League A. France (2) – in last, fourth place. The leader of the group is the national team of Denmark (9). In third place is Austria (4). The current winner of the UEFA Nations League is France.