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SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: Is Cristiano Ronaldo one of the all-time greats yet?

So Cristiano Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or as European Footballer of the Year (though, in fact, it's a bit of a misnomer: Any professional in the world is now eligible). And, barring an Act of God, he'll win the FIFA World Player Award as well.

SI.com: Tim Vickery: Brazil seeks more balance in lineup

If you want to make friends and influence people at your new club, then scoring the only goal in the big local derby is a pretty good start.

SI.com: Jonah Freedman: Big names moving, powers return, as do Rankings

It's a brand new day here in Rankingsville, and an exciting season awaits us. I fully expect José Mourinho to take Chelsea to the next step at last, Ronaldinho to rebound fully with Barcelona, Robinho finally to become the man with Real Madrid and ...

SI.com: Gabrielle Marcotti: Ronaldinho, Mourinho have brought buzz to Serie A

If there's a new feeling of buzz around the Italian Serie A this season, much of it comes down to two men who are walking, talking hype machines: Ronaldinho and José Mourinho.

SI.com: Grant Wahl: Brazil's beautiful game turns ugly

BEIJING -- It was a zany night at Workers' Stadium, a Brazil-Argentina soccer showdown that included a Kobe Bryant-driven human stampede, a good-old-fashioned journalist scuffle, the sight of Diego Maradona talking on a 1980s-style cellphone and a beleaguered Brazilian manager who dressed like a Club Kid, coached like a fraidy-cat and, in the end, mistook me for an Englishman.

SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: Readers respond to valuations of game's big stars

My last column on the valuations of Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo seemed to get a lot of people's panties in a twist. I got twice the usual haul of correspondence, some of it articulate, some of it abusive, some of it downright bizarre.

SI.com: Gabriele Marcotti: What are Ronaldinho, Ronaldo worth?

Many years ago, I was taught about the invisible hand and free markets and how, by definition, something was worth whatever someone was willing to pay for it. Of course, I've since learned that it's all a crock of bull. Some markets may work that way, but in fact, most of them don't.

SI.com: Greg Lalas: Big names are beginning to misuse MLS as leverage

Last week, when I heard the news that Ronaldinho had reportedly rejected a massive offer from to join the Los Angeles Galaxy, I nearly choked on my açaí juice. One thought flashed in my head: The odds Ronaldinho is coming to MLS this year are about as good as the odds that Gisele Bündchen will knock on my front door wearing a 1996 Tampa Bay Mutiny No. 15 jersey -- and nothing else.

SI.com: The Limey: A quiet fortnight in England, intrigue at City, award show

You find Team Limey in good mood this week. As we write, relaxing in the fustiest of fustian armchairs, watching Croatia beat Germany 2-1 at the European Championship, it makes England's failure to qualify ahead of the Croats seem a little less embarrassing.

SI.com: Gavin Hamilton: Ronaldinho saga blows all other transfer gossip away

Prepare for sightings of Roberto de Assis, the brother and agent of Ronaldinho, all over Europe in the coming weeks.

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