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Soccer has changed since we played it as kids, if you've played it all. It's not just kicking a ball and running up and down: There's a lot of skill and strategy necessary. And Ronaldinhohttp://blackvoices.aol.com/black_sports/columnists/roysjohnson/_a/worlds-best/20060605133709990001, arguably the best player in the world,
exemplifies that skill and competitiveness and he has fun doing it.
He does stuff in the middle of games that you would do just playing around, like juggling and doing dribbling tricks. That's why Ronaldinho, who plays for Brazil in international playhttp://blackvoices.aol.com/black_sports/worldcup2006 and for Barcelona in league play, is one of the highest paid soccer players in the world.But early in his career he was dissed because of the way he looked and was told he was too ugly to sell jerseys.
Since then, he's made over $29.7 million through contracts and endorsements. Some analysts put his worth over $90 million. He has Brazilian endorsements with Bubbaloo Bubblegum, Spanish endorsements with Santander Central Hispano and worldwide endorsements with Nike, Pepsi and Sony. And his jerseys? Well, both his Brazilian and Barcelona jerseys are the No. 1 selling soccer jerseys in the world next to English superstar David Beckham.
http://blackvoices.aol.com/black_sports/columnists/playerslife/_a/too-ugly-for-the-beautiful-game/20060620154309990002
