At the age of 42, Ronaldinho, a legend in his native Brazil, is back on the field.
After playing his final years of football professionally in South America, the legendary Barcelona player announced his retirement from the game in 2015.
The chance to see him in a kit for one last time has now been given to football fans.
The former forward for Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan played for Porcinos FC in the seven-a-side King's League, which is directed by another legendary Barcelona player, Gerard Pique.
The Spanish-based tournament allows teams to add a 12th player each week, who is frequently a retired football player or famous person.
Former professionals who participated in the competition included Xavi, Kun Aguero, and Iker Casillas.
Ronaldinho competed in the competition's eighth round matchup against Pio FC.
And when his team received a penalty, he was given the chance to score in the one-off game.
This gave the winner of the 2002 World Cup the opportunity to make a brilliant comment that had everyone in stitches.
It happened after Ronaldinho was questioned by the referee about whether he intended to take the penalty kick.
Ronaldinho's Porcinos FC team ultimately lost the game 3-1.
Ronaldinho made a brief comeback to the game in 2018 with Indian Futsal team the Goa 5, eight years after hanging up his boots following a stint with Fluminese.
Only eight players, including him, have won the World Cup, Champions League, and Ballon d'Or.
In 699 games over the course of an incredible club career, Ronaldinho scored 266 goals.
Along with that, he scored 33 goals in 97 appearances for Brazil.
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