Ronaldinho will put on the shirts of the Discussion board Jet and Vergatarios groups / Photograph: Courtesy
Ronaldinho arrived in Venezuela this Wednesday to affix the Monumental League, an atypical 9-a-side soccer event through which different retired stars such because the Netherlands participant Clarence Seedorf and the Colombian Carlos ‘El Pibe’ Valderrama have already participated.
By a brief video launched by the league, the 44-year-old former world champion confirmed that he’s already in Venezuela and despatched a hug to the followers of this competitors, held on the Simón Bolívar baseball stadium in Caracas. .
The house, tailored for the event, has to this point hosted three full days, through which eight groups search to attain factors to advance to the subsequent part, which can start in mid-June.
Final week, the league confirmed that Ronaldinho will put on the jerseys of the Discussion board Jet and Vergatarios groups within the matches on Thursday and Friday, when Italian Luca Toni can even play.
Likewise, because the staff of organizers defined to the EFE Company, the colours that Toni, 47, will use haven’t but been outlined, as it’ll rely upon a draw that has not been held, so it’s not but recognized whether or not it is going to be or not. Ronaldinho’s rival.
Till now, the League has not confirmed the Italian’s arrival in Venezuela.
The event consists of three-half matches of 20 minutes every, with out the existence of offside and with one minute per spherical through which targets rely double.
The rules additionally clarify that the targets won’t be cumulative between durations, so the victory is received by whoever wins two of the three durations on the sector, with the choice of breaking the tie by aim common or by penalties between staff captains.
Moreover, for each 5 fouls dedicated by a staff, the opposing staff will be capable to add a participant to its squad throughout all phases of the competitors, which can finish on June 30, with out understanding the prize that the champion will win.
Caracas / EFE
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2024-06-11 11:33:29
