Ronaldinho's Nike advert doing the crossbar challenge

Ronaldinho did repeat the skill of controlling the rebound on his chest and hitting the crossbar for a second time. However, it's worth noting ... Football BrazilFootball SignuptoourFREEnewsletter Subscribe Onceyouhavesubscribedwewillusetheemailyouprovidedtosendyouthenewsletter.Youcanunsubscribeatanytimebyclickingtheunsubscribelinkatthebottomofthenewsletteremail. Bytickingthisboxyouareagreeingtoourtermsandprivacypolicy Ronaldinhomadehistoryinsomanywaysthroughouthisillustriouscareer.  TheBrazilianwaspartoftheSelecao’s2002WorldCupwinningsideandalsodazzledhiswaytotheChampionsLeaguewithBarcelona.  However,healsoholdsamoreunusualhonour–hewasthestarofthefirstYouTubevideotohitonemillionviews.  Backin2005,thelegendarymidfielderbroketheinternetwithaNikeadvertwhichdepictedhimundertakingthefamouscrossbarchallenge–butwithatwist.  Insteadofjusttryingtohitthewoodworkoncefromdistance,RonaldinhokepttheballintheairandTHREEtimesinsuccessionmadecontact.Itgetsbetter,ofcourse,becauseeachtimewhentheballrebounded,hecontrolleditwithhischest. Throughthewholesequence,theballdoesn’ttouchtheground.  Whatisthiswizardry,wehearyouask?Well,thatwasthequestiononeveryone’slipsatthetimeandmanyfansbelievedthefootagewasn’treal. Why?Largelybecausepeoplesimplycouldn’tbelieveitwasevenpossible.Yettherewerealsoafewothergiveawaysthatthecliphadbeendoctored.  Thesehavebeenthesubjectofcountlessargumentsonforums.Firstly,ifyourewatchtheclipfrom1:40-1:58–thevitalmomentsinquestion–thecamerasuddenlyzoomsout.  Somebelievedthatwastogiveawiderview–butitalsocouldhaveallowedadesignagencytoalterthevideo.  Anotherargumentputforwardwasthattheballseemstodisappearbetween 1:32and1:34.IsthatjustbecauseRonaldinhoturnshisbacktothecamera?Perhaps,butitwouldalsohavebeenanopportunemomentforthetrajectoryoftheballtochange.   BleacherReportappearedtoconfirm itwasfake…butthatwasn’ttheendofthestory.  Thefreekickerzwantedtofindoutonceandforallsotheyputthemanhimselftothetest.  Ronaldinho did repeattheskillofcontrollingthereboundonhischestandhittingthecrossbarforasecondtime.However,it’sworthnotingthatwasfromadeadball,andafterthesecondrebound,hedidn’trepeatit.  Themathematicsaresound,though–youcanseetheirworkingsoutbelow.  Itstillseemsalittletoofar-fetched,allthesame.Verdict:itwasfake,butRonaldinhowasgenuinelycapableofpullingoffsomeofitsstunts.  BrazilFootball Football nextstory previousstory NewsNow-SportNews Latest BrazilFootballarticles Bestbirthdaypresentever?Ronaldo,Messi&NeymarwishHulk'ssonsahappybirthday Football 6hoursago Newcastle:£34mmidfielder'onthelist'atStJames'Park Football 8hoursago LiverpoolXI:HowitcouldlookhadJurgenKloppsignedfirstchoicetargets Football 2daysago JesseLingard:10topplayerswhoearnlessthanhim,includingLukaku,Pogba&Son Football 3daysago Endrick:ManUtdandChelseareadybidsforwonderkiddubbed'nextNeymar' Football 4daysago Messi,Ronaldo,Suarez:Whohasthebestmins-per-goalinLaLigahistory? Football 4daysago Latest Footballarticles Bestbirthdaypresentever?Ronaldo,Messi&NeymarwishHulk'ssonsahappybirthday Football 6hoursago Messi,Neymar,Ramos,Hazard:FIFA23downgradespredicted Gaming 6hoursago ManUtd'wouldlistentooffers'for£50mstaratOldTrafford Football 6hoursago ManCity'sErlingHaalandthwartedbyepicrecoveryrunvsBayernMunich Football 7hoursago Chelseamaynow‘testthewater’for£150mstaratStamfordBridge Football 7hoursago Leeds‘soundingout’newtransfertargetsatEllandRoad Football 7hoursago