In the lowest hours of his life Ronaldinho does not stop losing his smile. His current imprisonment in Paraguay coincides with his forty birthday after a last decade in which his relevance as a footballer diminished and accentuated his personal decline. The graphic above shows the look that the fan always had of the Brazilian star. The contagious joy of his football engulfed an entire generation of fans.
His legacy goes beyond the figures themselves, although a review of their numbers serves to understand the impact of his figure. During his journey in Barcelona, he became the most decisive player of the moment and his football took on epic proportions for its beauty and significance. With Brazil he also extended his reputation as a differential player, reaching the glory of the 2002 World Cup. Ronaldinho's personal decline does not diminish the aura of a great footballer. One of the best ever.