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Ronaldinho says he is just another Brazil player



Buenos Aires, June 14 (Xinhua) Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho denied he was the superstar of the Brazil squad and said he was just another member of the team, according to a report in the Argentine daily El Clarin.

'I am just one more team member with the same responsibilities because we all have one thing in common - we want to win the World Cup,' said Ronaldinho.

But he added that Argentina's Lionel Messi, his colleague in Spanish league club Barcelona, will have a worldwide impact when he plays.

'I know that Messi has not yet played and right now he is feeling tense and is anxious. But I would tell him to calm down, to be patient. Everything has its time and when Leo plays it will have a worldwide impact. Messi is very important for Argentina and football in general,' he said.

Ronaldinho added that the Brazil team was really a family and that even though it was a platitude, it was really true that they enjoyed themselves and spoke the same language in all senses of the phrase.

'I have been asked many times if I feel more pressure in this World Cup because I have been given the best player award, and I have to say sincerely that I don't,' he added.



© 2006 Xinhua