Brazilian ex-football star Ronaldinho raps against corruption

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The former Brazil national and FC Barcelona megastar - full name Ronaldinho Gaucho - has released a song along with Brazilian singer Jorge Vercillo decrying corruption in their country.

BRASILIA – Brazil's Ronaldinho has found a second calling after retiring from professional football: rapper.

He then asks the armour-clad Christian saint to slay "the dragon of greed" and corruption, while a chorus bemoans the squandering of public funds in detriment of "schools and hospitals." He has also performed with Tunisian rapper K2rhym, and was featured in the official World Cup 2018 song performed by Will Smith, Nicky Jam and Era Istrefi.

The famous midfielder, however, is not free of controversy: in November 2018, a court ordered that his passport and that of his brother Roberto be withheld for failing to pay a $2.3 million fine for environmental damage incurred during the building of property in Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil.

 

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