'The best move of my career': Ronaldinho to play first competitive match in decade with Ravenna

RETURNING: Former Ballon d'Or and World Cup winner Ronaldinho is set to come out of retirement aged 46 to play for Ravenna in the Italian third tier. Pic: Stefano Rellandini/Getty

Ronaldinho will roll back the years this weekend when the 46-year-old Brazilian starts his first competitive match in over ​a decade, and in the unlikely setting of an Italian third-tier derby the World ‌Cup winner may realise his dream of scoring one last time.

The Brazil great and Ballon d'Or winner signed for Ravenna in June, also taking a stake in the club, but because he had not played since his ​final appearance for Fluminense in 2015, doubts remained over whether fans would ever see ​him in action.