{
  "id": 2215491,
  "title": "Ronaldinho returns in search of 'beautiful' 300th goal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/ronaldinho-returns-in-search-of-beautiful-300th-goal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T20:07:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ronaldinho-returns-search-beautiful-300th-200751489.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho, who hung up his boots in 2015, has announced his return to the game at the age of 46. The 46-year-old, who won the World Cup in 2002 and the Ballon d'Or in 2005, will play for Italian third-division side Ravenna in a bid to score his 300th goal.\n\nSpeaking on the sidelines of the World Cup in Miami in June, Ronaldinho expressed his joy at making a comeback with Ravenna. \"I'm very happy to be here with friends, we have a team that can do something good,\" he said. While he's unsure if he'll score his 300th goal, Ronaldinho is eager to help his teammates win.\n\nThe 300th goal is a romantic objective for Ronaldinho, according to Ignazio Cipriani, the Italian-American businessman who owns the club since 2024. Cipriani emphasized that this is not a marketing ploy. Instead, he noted that Ronaldinho will become a shareholder in the club and won't play against Reggiana on Monday in the Serie C season opener.\n\nRavenna, which finished third in last season's third-division championship, is looking to return to Serie B, a league they haven't played in since 2008.",
  "summary": "Former Brazil star Ronaldinho, who retired from the game in 2015, said on Thursday that he was making a comeback 11 years later with Italian third-division side Ravenna to try and score \"a 300th goal\". If I could score my 300th goal, that would be even more beautiful.\"",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Brazilian star Ronaldinho returns at 46 to play for Ravenna",
    "Aims to score 300th goal, though uncertain of reaching it",
    "Club owner Ignazio Cipriani makes Ronaldinho a shareholder"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}