Such a sad day in my life and no you didn’t read incorrectly I lost my beautiful Ronaldinho 10R Tiempo Boots and I only noticed them to be missing when I checked my bag around 2 days ago. This is something I really didn’t need because I’ve had a run of bad luck lately and this really put the cherry on the sundae. I really miss them and I want them back more than anything else at this point in time. Plus shelling out $280 for them is also a reason for wanting them too I still remember the first day I got them…

All I know is that I look forward to wearing these boots for the coming seasons and I hope they can help me become an even greater player than before.

They Didn’t Even Last Me One Season

Now, let me tell you how this happened because I have a theory I want to share. It all began last week at my game on the weekend with Archangel Michael. I just had a hard fought game and I was exhausted so I sat down on the bench and took off my shoes, but I got distracted by a friend and got up to talk to them. Now I usually put my boots straight into my bag to discourage dirt collection more than anything else, but this time I didn’t get to put them in. My mates asked me to join them to go grab a bite and then come back to the other games that were happening that day. The thing here is that I didn’t realise my shoes were still out

The Thieves Make Their Move

And so here I go to eat something all the while my shoes are out near the bench where everyone can see them without an owner. I come back from lunch and don’t see my shoes around. I was really tired so I wanted to go home. Now routine would tell me that I always put my shoes in my bag, so I grabbed my bag, got into the car and went home. Little did I know they had been stolen. It was 2 days later that I realised my 10R boots were missing and I automatically assumed one of my team mates must’ve picked it up. So I showed up to the game scheduled for today to find that, no one picked them up from last week and that I was stuffed. Not only did I lose $280 boots, but I lost some really great shoes. If anything, I learnt a great lesson from this and that is to always be aware of what you’re doing and see everything through to the end, no matter how trivial the task may be, such as putting your shoes in your bag. It’s times like these I wish I was Ronaldinho, who probably gets a new pair of boots from Nike every match

I received this little surprise in my mail box the other day. When I first read the item in my inbox it said:

From: Ronaldinho Gaucho
Subject: Ronaldinho Magazine

So here I am thinking that Ronaldinho has written a personal email to me or something along those lines. I shouldn’t have gotten too far ahead of myself But to my surprise he has launched a new online magazine that goes to all the emails of the Official Ronaldinho Gaucho Website members. If you are a Ronaldinho fan and you haven’t already signed up to the website for free access to special goodies, I suggest you do.

A Day With Ronaldinho

Whoever spent the day with Ronaldinho is one lucky guy. Can you just imagine it? I probably wouldn’t be able to talk to the guy properly because I don’t understand Portuguese but being around him would be a great privilege, not only for my personal reasons, but also for the improvement it may have to my game. Back to the magazine, I urge you to subscribe because if it can’t hurt you, it can only help you.

Earlier this month Ronaldinho went over to EA Studios Barcelona to slip into a motion capture suit and show off his skills for the up coming FIFA 08 game. And while there the team from IGN caught up with Ronaldinho with his views on the game and talked about the time he spends playing video games with other team mates. All the images and the interview are courtesy of IGN.com

UK, June 1, 2007 - Ronaldinho doesn’t do many interviews. He’d rather let his feet - and indeed the skills which have seen him crowned World footballer of the year three times - do the talking. However, when we were invited to Barcelona to watch the Brazilian midfield maestro slip into a motion capture suit and work his magic for the forthcoming FIFA 08, he took time out to talk to IGN about what it’s like to star in the biggest football game on the planet and how it feels to run around the pitch wearing nothing but a black catsuit covered in ping-pong balls…

IGN: Are you looking forward to wearing the Mo-Cap suit?

Ronaldinho: Yes. I’ve worn it before and enjoyed it. It is a completely different experience and I look funny in that suit. I couldn’t imagine playing a game with all those wires attached to me, that would be impossible.

IGN: When you play FIFA, who do you play as?

Ronaldinho: Normally I play as either Barça or the Brazilian national team. Sometimes I play with teams from other countries, but Barça is the team I like to play with best. Technically, I think Barça is one of the best teams in FIFA - so I’m lucky that I play for them in real life. I usually play as myself, but sometimes I’ll try playing as Leo Messi.

IGN: Which other players in the Barça dressing room play FIFA?

Ronaldinho: A lot of them play FIFA, but I’d say that me and Thiago Motta (Barça’s Brazilian midfielder) are the two which play it the most. We play against each other.

IGN: Who is better?

Ronaldinho: It depends on the day. Some days I win, others Thiago wins. Depends on which team we play too. If you play as Barça then you have an advantage.

IGN: You’ve said that you have FIFA competitions with your friends…

Ronaldinho: I do. They come to my house and we’ll have some dinner, then spend the rest of the night playing FIFA. It can get quite heated.

IGN: What was your opinion of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Milan?

Ronaldinho: It was a good game. There’s a strong Brazilian presence in Milan and I’m happy that my compatriots Dida, Cafu, Serginho, Ronaldo and Kaka were part of winning one of the biggest trophies you can win. I know all of them didn’t play against Liverpool, but they all played their part in Milan’s success.

FIFA 08 is shaping up to be another step forward for the FIFA franchise from what I am observing. Let’s hope it is better than FIFA 07, which is hard to believe since I love that game so much