Rijkaard pays price for the listlessness of his number 10

On May 17 2006, Ronaldinho stood on the brink of greatness. On the cusp of a level that very few sportsman have ever graced. He stood on the turf in the middle of the Stade de France with the Champions League trophy raised high above his head. But that was then - and the Brazilian’s fall from grace has been dramatic. Dan Bailey investigates why it went so wrong for ‘Gaúcho’.