Ronaldinho joins hometown club Gremio: report

ROME. January 5. KAZINFORM Ronaldinho, a two-time World Player of The Year and 2002 World Cup winner, has signed a deal to join Brazilian club Gremio from AC Milan, Italy's local newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport reported on Tuesday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

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The newspaper claimed Ronaldinho's brother and agent Roberto de Assis has reached an agreement with hometown club Gremio, where the 30-year-old began his career in 1998.

Ronaldinho joined Milan from Barcelona in 2008 but despite occasional flurries of his best form he lost his place in the starting line-up after Milan signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robinho last summer; Kazinform cites Xinhua.

See www.xinhuanet.com/english2010