The reason Ronaldinho is celebrating Christmas in a Burnley shirt revealed Ronaldinho has had football fans everywhere scratching their heads after delivering his customary Christmas message in a personalised Burnley shirt.
However, Ronaldinho’s teenage son, Joao Mendes, left Barcelona’s academy to join the Championship outfit in the summer – which perhaps explains why his old man has been donning the club’s famous claret and blue.
The 44-year-old also won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002 and got his hands on the prestigious Ballon d’Or award three years later, beating the likes of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard to the prize.
After putting pen to paper on a two-year contract at Turf Moor, Joao Mendes told Burnley’s official website: ‘I feel blessed to be here and I’m excited to take on this opportunity.
Over the course an illustrious career spanning 17 years, Ronaldinho established himself as one of the finest and most popular players of his generation.
