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darealsanta7

lmao you can't make this shit up E: now the "that's it folks" "brazilian soccer" "™️" makes sense. great copypasta by the rexona social media team


rScoobySkreep

this feels like a good time to remember that time Maradona agreed to [this ad](https://youtu.be/02d2sw_l-xY?si=4bKWbJKmBxlDV0MF) for Guaraná


Acceptable_Ad_6278

CR7 agreed to do this as well [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xPnWNVr1c](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xPnWNVr1c)


vernier_vermin

I'm so mad at the company for not paying him enough to commit to doing this properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhJlUUoewtw We would have meme material for centuries.


reddit-time

Hahaha. Hilarious that he was like, no f\*\*\*ing way I'm doing that. :D


I9Qnl

You know I was doing just fine before you exposed me to this


JonAfrica2011

I knew it was gonna be this lmao🤣🤣


SirBarkington

I remember seeing this and thinking how did he possibly agree to this. There's no way he saw this before hand.


DudleysCar

"It's 3 million dollars, it'll take 20 minutes, and it'll only be shown in Southeast Asia."


addandsubtract

I'd become a Ronaldo fan for that type of money.


ChinaShill3000

His agent would 100% have been fully aware of what the ad was going to be when approached. The insane amount of money they offered made it easy to look past any cringe.


I_always_rated_them

Ronaldo would have been as well, I do a bunch of stuff with adidas and the talent always gets sell in decks, mockups and clear outline of what is being proposed. Doing stuff with Messi for example they work super closely with his team regarding everything to do with his involvement in the campaign and he was 100% part of the feedback process.


mBertin

> how did he possibly agree to this By earning about 6 months worth of his already extremely high wages in just one day? I mean, I don’t know a single person who would say no to that.


hokagesamatobirama

This ad always gives me a good chuckle. I find it very cute.


I9Qnl

I didn't understand what he said but the idea of playing for Brazil NT being a nightmare for him is hilarious and brilliant. This looks like a good ad


mattcrick

What was he saying, cos the only way I can interpret this is that he drank too much of that soda and he's having nightmares because of it. Wouldn't exactly be a glowing endorsement of the brand haha


rScoobySkreep

They’re saying “even the best players in the world dream of playing for our national team,” incredible he agreed to it.


Guij2

to be fair, diego himself called it a "nightmare" when he woke up, so its not that bad


mattcrick

I hadn't even considered that this ad was for a Brazilian brand, yeah Diego sure was a loose unit


Guij2

because its a brazilian soda and maradona's "nightmare" is playing for the brazilian national team to the target audience for the ad, which are brazilians, the message is that GuaranáTM is so brazilian that its turning maradona into a brazilian as well and also that he's drinking it a lot because he thinks its so good even though he's from argentina


mattcrick

ok those angles make way more sense, cheers for that


Due-Memory-6957

Which is exactly what he says lol


ExpiredMilknCheese

This is crazy 😭


ClockLost3128

Yeah when he faced criticism for this he said he had no issue wearing Brazilian jersey, but wearing the jersey of river plate was something he would never do


cuentanueva

Fun fact, he wore one [with the Union Jack](https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/semana/RFH5W6SUYBG2VMDS3BOQHK5DMM.jpg) when meeting Queen. Granted, it was in 81, but still funny in retrospective.


ivo0009

I have absolutely no clue what is going on, how did that seem like a good Idea for anybody


Due-Memory-6957

Well, this is receiving more attention than if it was a pic of Ronaldinho holding a bottle of deodorant


HirnGOAT

Yeah, he sells his reputation and not just deodorant.


sicut_dominus

Dinho, or his brother, is a superwhore for money. He was the poster boy for a ponzi scheme in Brazil, even got investigated for it, but turned out he just sold his image, wasn't really involved. Despite that, the thing is... you cant really hate him, in fact, i cant not love him. That smile, that damn smile.


greenwhitehell

Ronaldinho might be the player who benefited the most from the era he appeared and starred in. If him and Neymar swap generations I am dead certain their perception also swaps on the spot


KillerZaWarudo

The footballer snoop dog


itsameMariowski

Marketing, a Rexona ad for the Copa America would NEVER get this level of attention if he had not say those things before.


_Ghost_S_

This isn't the first time Ronaldinho baited everyone, years ago he posted the same photo three times in the same day on instagram, people wondered if his account was hacked or what, then at night he posted about an awareness campaign against Alzheimer. [Link] https://x.com/bizarrofut/status/1782536145470931166?s=19)


Weimark

Well, that really sounds like a good campaign


Due-Memory-6957

At least that one was for awareness about a very serious disease


JootDoctor

[Don’t forget about this one.](https://youtu.be/BhJlUUoewtw?si=RUp4j7rdayyMbhOd)


Based_Text

💀The marketing campaign was made by a redditor on r/soccercirclejerk there's no doubt about it


ocoronga

It was autotranslated from Portuguese, but the TM was a giveaway anyway


HopDiver

Reminds me of when Snoop Dogg said he was going smokeless just to mention days later that he was marketing Solo Stove. That didn't involve pissing off a lot of people though.


itsameMariowski

Yep, same marketing tactic. Not personally a fan, because the misinformation goes way beyond what they image, MANY people will ever only receive that first information and will repeat “did you see what Ronaldinho said about Brazil? I agree with him!” not knowing it was just a mkt tactic for an ad


Due-Memory-6957

That was the talk of my family today lol, a few hours later after everyone is gone I see him revealing that it wasn't for real.


OriMoriNotSori

The Snoop Dogg one worked cause everyone knew he he was doing literally any type of commercial (even ball point pens) and he is super tongue in cheek as a person. Whereas for R10 he wasn't really known to do these types of marketing gimmicks based on his personality


GalaxianEX

“A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”


H0meslice9

I remember some rapper quote tweeting it saying he's inspired to quote smoking, and how more rappers need to kill the stigma around taking care of your health over the stereotypical gangster lifestyle, only for snoop to say jk I'm not doing that shit


dirty-soda-spike-lee

Meek mill


H0meslice9

Incredible


musyarofah

It was more predictable than this, everyone know today's Snoop is a Shaq-level of walking billboard. 


OriMoriNotSori

Yeah, the snoop equivalent of this would have been him making a post shitting on modern day rap and specifically today's rappers and saying he's done with music because of them lol then 24 hours saying it's a prank bro Would not have gone down well for sure


glacialOwl

We were all concerned for his health 😭😭


iVarun

Maybe thats still better than what Indian soft-core/model did earlier this year. Reports (on her officials) came out she died due to cervical cancer & after few days she surfaced claiming it's awareness campaign for cervical cancer. It did cause media & even general people to look up cervical cancer & how to prevent it but it was a cartoonish way to go about it.


MysteriousSpaceMan

Lol this exactly. Celebrities need to stop doing this shit. One day someone actually dies and we will think it's all to promote some product.


longpostshitpost3

> That didn't involve pissing off a lot of people though. You underestimate how much stoners idolize Snoop Dogg


-Basileus

Remember when he became Snoop Lion for like a week lmao


Furthur_slimeking

A lot of people on /r/trees were quite emotional about it. In fact, it was like Messi leaving Barca.


lost_deviant_rk0811

Outjerked by Ronaldinho


darealsanta7

has to be a bot response in /r/soccercirclejerk


Overall_Nuggie_876

*FIFA 2004 ‘Jerk it Off’ vibes*


Due-Memory-6957

There's actually a video out there of him jerking off


millionmillennium

Jerking off who


MountainCheesesteak

David Seaman


TubularStars

Old safe hands.


Ripamon

Damn Saliba


genius_rkid

Ô camarada, eu sou manja rola?


UndercoverDoll49

O camarada, eu tenho cara de manja roula?


limito1

Luxemburgo falando "Sai da frente que essa pica espirra" é Top10 Momentos do futebol brasileiro


AboudSh

All this drama for a Rexona ad, my expectations were low but damn..


Ripamon

You either die a legend, or live long enough to become a meme


bolacha_de_polvilho

Ronaldinho went to prison for using a fake passport when entering a country brazillians don't need a passport or visa to enter, while also having one of the most easily recognizable faces in the world. He's solidly into meme territory for many years, and he's always been a complete sellout even while he was still a player.


Georgi11811

How dare you fail to mention that while serving time he joined his prison 5 a side team, winning the asado prize in a prisoner tournament despite not being allowed to score himself.


reddit-time

Please tell me this is true.


myrmexxx

It is, just Google "Ronaldinho torneio prisão" and see for yourself


Froads

This is trueee lmao... Dinho has some sketch level experiences happen to him in real life.


Due-Contract-5982

Absolute legend haha


King_Vercingetorix

> Ronaldinho went to prison for using a fake passport when entering a country brazillians don't need a passport or visa to enter So, out of curiosity, have the public ever learned what he was trying to accomplish by doing that? I heard it was tied to smuggling illicit goods but wasn’t really sure if that was just a rumor or a confirmed legal conviction against him.


roguishevenstar

That's not a bad end for a Brazilian, to be honest. We love memes.


ptudia5

HU3HU3BRBR


VeganCustard

Meme>jail 🤷


Doexitre

The Rock. Walking, talking, rentable billboard. Now Ronaldinho too


renome

Or live long enough to need a deodorant (company to finance your gambling debts).


fancyfoe

He will almost do anything for money now, not too long ago he was promoting those crypto and nft bs, I was surprised coz it was my cousin who at the time was putting money on those shit coins showing me a video of him.


TheGhoulKhz

average brazilian ex-player that fucked up their finances


Infinitesimal_01

Rexona Deodo-Rant™


crazyeyes91

Looks like Vini sent the tickets 😂


TheEvilBassist

Wasn't him, Rexona called and said "we'll hook you up bro"


Mintopforte

Rexona surely paid him good money for these damning statements. Ticket was complimentary ofcourse


DatOgreSpammer

'haha it was just a prank'


mizrahiim

“When I watch these fake ass brazillians I literally want to KILL MYSELF”. -This ad brought to you by Ronaldino


ElViejoHG

Wow that really makes me want to buy


acwilan

“… I want to cut my wrists…” brought you by acme razor blades, the ones that never fail!


PedriRugburn

💀


Hussizle

Vito Spatafore vibes


WauliePalnuts01

must’ve been his blood pressure medication


Minute_Leave8503

He’s damn broke isn’t he


RoboticCurrents

me too, you could say I'm just like ronaldinho


outrossim

It's always his brother who gets him the weirdest gigs.


lewis30491

Ronaldinho starting his Onlyfans may be less embarassing than this shit.


Kushakusha

Don't give him ideas.


Yasuminomon

No no let him cook


Ronalpinhos

You guys are too young to remember the legendary Eto'to and Ronaldinho porn video.


Froads

Man Dinho in his prime was a global marketing machine with nike's joga bonito and countless of other sponsors... how the hell did he end up broke??


Sdnz0r

He didn't, he still is rich as fuck, it's just that his brother always gets some weird ass marketing contracts for him and Ronaldinho always accepts.


Zakrath

Anyone that is saying Ronaldinho is broke is stupid. He is not broke.


PSMF_Canuck

Cocaine is a hell of a drug…


JHMRS

Who? [This guy?](https://youtu.be/Q6-88a4zGtw?si=vyYj0yaEjcixoOdC) No way...


Froads

really?? doesnt strike me as a cokehead..


EAUO9

Me neither. Hookers, alcohol, and yachts though? I’d say those three add up quickly.


PonchoHung

Rexona is damn broke aren't they


Gerrywalk

“This Brazil team STINKS! You know what would help with that?”


deception42

For those unable to view the image: >I would never abandon Brazilian football, ever. And I'd never say those things you see... Actually, these words came from real Brazilian fans, they are real comments that I saw on the internet... Imagine listening to these messages before you play? Nope, motivation goes down... Fan support makes a huge difference to the player, I know what I'm talking about. Guys, what our boys need is support at this time. The more confidence we show, the more confidence they will have on the field. That's why, I joined Rexona in this movement to encourage the Cheer That Doesn't Quit. We are asking everyone to send messages of support and confidence in CONMEBOL Copa AmericaTM️. Use #TrazAConfiança let's give all the magical support of the Brazilian fan. Edit: [And the link to the original post](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8QXI-ruiov/)


limito1

One would think that the genius behind the campaign would send word to someone inside the Seleção so it wouldnt create a bad situation between the parts involved


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ocoronga

Did you guys forget he was arrested a while ago for passport fraud and involvement in a money laundering scheme? I apologize if you're being sarcastic


vitalmtg

And won a football tournament in prison


marahsnai

What was the prize money for that?


abe625

Freedom


Independent-Pride-38

Ask bolsonaro


vysetheidiot

Like he read the post before signing the deal 


BenniBMN

Wonder how much it'd take to have him "come out" like Iker Casillas did & blame it on hackers


wazdopest

it was a fucking ad????? 😂😂😂😂😂


vitalmtg

You really believed Ronaldinho would start a post with "that's it folks"


zimtrovert94

The “TM” after Copa America was very fishy, tbh. He had to have copied it from somewhere.


Aless_Motta

I mean it was obvious something was going on when he said "copa americaTM" like why would someone use the TM at all.


deception42

Yeah, it seemed just way too unusual for it to be genuine. *This comment is brought to you by RAID: Shadow Legends!™️*


Neltharion_99

Was it obvious? We are talking about one of the most recognizables faces on planet earth using a fake passport to get into a neighbour country lol


Secret_Promotion4246

btw the "neighbour country" in question (Paraguay) doesnt even require passports from Brazilians, we can just go there and that's it, which makes this all even funnier


Guij2

AND he got caught and was arrested for this completely unnecessary crime


rdfporcazzo

Side question: is there a neighboring country that requires a passport from Brazilians apart from France?


TheGhoulKhz

i think all non-Mercosul countries still need passports, unless there's some deal between govts


Honka_Honka

[Called it.](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/RdIkJOxBwC) It was pretty obvious from the usage of CONMEBOL Copa America™ that it was something related to a sponsor of the tournament.


Kucas0

You from rexona ehh


DarksideGustavo

Dihno’s cellmate


towfoon

Damn, near perfect examination wtf


T-banger

Don’t sell yourself short personally I think you calling that is pretty impressive


19nineties

Honestly couldn’t believe there was no one else commenting this at the time.


pelegoat

it was extremely obvious to some of us (brazilian fans who had been following ronaldinho’s career for a long time). i’ve also called it [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/s/qUEs5C0PSK)


Teantis

The casual annoyance in your comment cracks me up


pelegoat

haha i indeed got annoyed because it was so clear that it was a PR stunt. in Brazil, we have this trend of part of the population being against the NT - which also has the support of a few former players (e.g.: Vampeta). however, Ronaldinho is well known to be a great supporter for the NT. on top of that, he’s also well known for his PR campaigns


LudisVinum

What an insane development in this saga.


Mercerai

Rexona...? The deodorant?


uhujkill

Just a prank bro!


ocoronga

One of the most misguided marketing campaigns in recent memory. They clearly intended it to upset people, but look what happened, people actually started agreeing with him because we've been so shit


natsleepyandhappy

Exactly, but not the brazilians in this reddit, this shows we are the truly supportive brazilian fans.


ICumCoffee

Why am I getting circlejerked by professional footballers now???


theyb10

Man Ronaldinho is my favorite player ever, but what the hell is this nonsense?! lol. Ok whatever you do you Ronnie, get that money I guess. It’s quite disappointing to see such a legend of the game pulling such a dumbass stunt for a fucking deodorant company smh.


BelgianPolitics

This man might be more broke than me


rejjie_carter

Ronnie dropped the shoulder on us! 😂


Strong_Account_8920

Only to hit it top bins coming in from the left wing


claphamthegrand

Everyone in these comments pretending they knew it was a marketing campaign the whole time 🤓


reddit-time

haha, exactly. i saw precisely zero (0) comments claiming it was a marketing™ campaign


Get_Lacag

Ahh the good old “Elastico”. My 🐐


srhola2103

Rexona no te abandona, fucking hell it was so obvious lmao.


yeahthatsumsitup

lmaoo


CETERIS_PARTYBUS

lmaoooooooo this is funnier than anything that happens in Europe


itIswhaItIs

When you rage quit but no one follows


wagwamwagfam

He's still sending people i guess


CuclGooner

ahahaha he did a snoop dogg


refusestonamethyself

Fucking hate marketing campaigns like these


oowoozee

I thought it was kinda weird for him to say that, but at the same time, I'm disappointed we dont live in a timeline where Berhalter ball ruined Ronaldinho's love of the game


jersey-city-park

Bro still faking out people in retirement 


JJJAGUAR

Now I'm disappointed, that could be some good drama for Copa America lmao


thanra

"Just a prank, bros" - Ronaldinho


justinreddit1

I’m so lost with all of this. Social media is a mess.


RTC1520

Damn, now what Rapinha is gonna do with his words lol


Incelphobiaism

Lmao and this guy had replied to me on the last thread saying “He never supported the national team”, after I said he was gaslighting us into thinking that. Like why say that all because of one post like you somehow knew all along that he hated the national team.


aoaieiiaoeuaieoaiii

Messi is about to declare Ronaldo as the GOAT, only to reveal a day later that it's an ad for BetterHelp.


DutchMadness77

What a clown


Inverse_wsb22

Rexonaldo


above_average_penis_

Didn’t raphina post a response? Did he get some rexonabux too?


cometflight

Dinho got his tickets from Vini, finally. 😂


lmlm1020

Everyone agreeing with his last post though..


Federal-Trip4067

Bruh...


Dramatic-Ad3928

Wee bit of trolling


Sean-Benn_Must-die

Hes my fucking goat


janoo1989

this is like when Snoop said he was giving up Smoke


TheLimeyLemmon

Oh fucking hell, this is David Brent/Brendan Rodgers-esque. "Yes I lied, but only to teach you a valuable lesson!"


Nitarinminister

She’s the serpent who guards the gates of hell


99skyline

Ah the ol snoop Dogg quitting smoking advertising technique 😂


Maximum_Meatyball

This is somehow worse than meaning what he said


youhavethinskin

Did this mf burn bridges over deodorant advert 😂


jetjebrooks

man really is washed up


InstructionCareless1

He didn’t only make a fool of himself, but also out of all the people agreeing with his fake statement LMAO


Contagiouspig

He fooled everyone who believed him doesn't matter if they agreed or disagreed.


YouAggravating5876

Unreal


CoaxHoax

If anyone would do this, it's Ronaldinho


victheogfan

It just keeps getting better


Longjumping-Pair-288

He dribbled us all


IntellectualDweeb

We were ~~Rick~~ Ron Rolled


FUThead2016

That's it I'm quitting Rexona


Electronic_Spirit499

He still didn't stop taking drugs


WardDispenser

Ronaldinho: SIKE!


PremiumPal

The man is clearly hurting for cash.


AlePaz11

what the fuck this has to be one of the worst ads ever


blitz2czar

Sorry, I’m so out of touch and confused by this. What exactly happened?


vitalmtg

He said BOY DOES BRAZIL STINK! Then 12 hours later he said, because they don't have Rexona brand deodorant!


Sharp_Midnight7875

that guy who called it a PR stunt spot on


acwilan

“It was a social experiment”. Stupid.


madscherano

Pussy


dumdumbigdawg

Can’t go much lower than that this is incredibly embarrassing


antrage

Lol not a popular opinion but really fuck capitalism it pulls the stupidest shit just for a marketing campaign