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‘I wish I could have spent a couple more years with him’: Lionel Messi speaks about Ronaldinho’s departure from Barcelona

Lionel Messi might have cemented his legacy as one of the greatest in football. Still, when he was a budding footballer at Barcelona, it was under the tutelage of the Brazilian great Ronaldinho that the Argentine harnessed his skills. Ronaldinho acted as a godfather to Messi, and their close relationship was revealed in The Happiest Man in the World, a FIFA+ documentary about the flamboyant Brazilian star. The pair won two Spanish La Liga titles and the 2006 Champions League together. But Messi revealed his wish that his mentor could have stayed alongside him a little longer. “What happened was ugly. He didn’t deserve that after everything he did for the club? Changing Barcelona’s history. The way he left was very strange,” said Messi of Ronaldinho’s departure. “I wish I could have spen...