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While standing outside the box, and still doing kick-ups, Ronaldinho appeared to launch the ball onto the crossbar of the goal, at just the ... DeutschEnglish–Australia–Bahrain–Cameroon–Ghana–India–Ireland–Kenya–Kuwait–Malaysia–Nigeria–Oman–Philippines–Qatar–SaudiArabia–Singapore–SouthAfrica–Tanzania–Uganda–UK–UnitedArabEmirates–USAEspañol–Argentina–Chile–Colombia–MéxicoFrançaisIndonesiaItalianoMagyarNederlandsPortuguêsTürkçeViệtNamالعربية–السعودية–مصرไทย한국어日本語简体中文繁體中文–臺灣NewsLiveScoresBarcelonaWastheRonaldinhocrossbarchallengereal?Nikead,Tiempoboots&classiccommercialexplainedNickKhairi12:19BST27/04/2022Thevideooftheex-Barcelonastar,wasthefirsttoeverreachonemillionviewsonYouTubeAssignificantashewasonthepitch,Ronadinho’sinfluenceoffthepitchwasundeniable,expressinghisplayfulstyleoffootballandsubsequentlyinspiringagenerationofplayerswhofollowed. Recognisingthis,hischiefsponsors,Nike,soughttomaketheWorldCupwinneramainfeatureofanumberofadverts,butoneparticularcommercialvideostoodoutabovetherest:thecrossbarchallenge. Sowhatmadeitsospecialandwasitreal?GOALtakesalook. WhatwastheRonaldinhocrossbarchallengeNikeadvert?TheadvertfeaturedRonaldinhoreceivingagoldbriefcasewhichEricCantonahaddispatchedtohim.InsidethebriefcasecontainedapairofNike'snew-at-the-timefootballboots,whichcameinawhiteandgoldcolorway. The2005Ballond'Orwinnersubsequentlylacedthebootsandbegantothetestbycasuallyperformingkick-upswiththeballfromthesidelineofthepitchallthewaythroughtojustoutsidethebox,anditwastherethatheproceededtodosomethingthatcapturedtheattentionofmillions. Whilestandingoutsidethebox,andstilldoingkick-ups,Ronaldinhoappearedtolaunchtheballontothecrossbarofthegoal,atjusttherightangle,sothattheballwouldcomerightbacktohimwherehethenkeptitunderhiscontrol. Hedidthisnotonce,nottwice,noteventhreetimes,butfourtimes,anddidsowithouttheballevertouchingthefloor. WhenwastheRonaldinhocrossbarNikeadvertfirstaired?TheadvertisementwasfirstairedbyNike'sJogaTVonOctober20,2005. NikelateruploadedthevideoontotheirNikeSoccerYouTubechannel,wheretheytitledthevideo‘BrazilianPingPong’. WastheRonaldinhocrossbarNikeadvertreal?WhilemanyfansoftheBrazilianmagicianwouldprefernottobelieveit,theadvertisementwasnotentirelygenuine;ithadbeenedited. Itwasinitiallyimpliedthatthevideowasreal,whichnaturallysplitopinions.Fanshadtheirowntheoriesanddebatesweresparked.GiventhebeautyofRonaldinho'sfootballonthepitch,manybelieved,andperhapsstillbelieve,thathewasmorethancapableofdoingit. Inmanyways,thesedisputesthatwerebeinghad,playedabigpartintheadvert'ssuccess.Inorderforfanstohavetheiropinionsonwhetherornotitwasreal,theyhadtofirstwatchtheclip. WhatbootswasRonaldinhowearingintheadvert?ThebootsinthevideowerethefirsteverTiempoAirLegend1’s,theywerespecificallymadeforRonaldinho,andhadthenumber10writtenonthetongue. Atthetimeoftheadvertrelease,rumourscirculatedthattheNikeswooshandtongueofthosespecificbootsweremadeofreal24karatgold,althoughneverconfirmedbyNike. In2018,Nikedidcreatearemodelledversionoftheboots,whichwere80percentidenticaltotheoriginal2005version,andreleased1000ofthemforsale. Formorevideos,subscribetotheofficialGOALYouTubechannel! Furtherreading:WhenRonaldinhobroketheinternetAdidasandSwarovskireleasecrystalfootballbootsWatch:DesignermakesballoutofAdidasfootballbootsEditors'PicksLewandowski,Laporta&levers:BarcelonariskbankruptcywithbiggestbetinclubhistoryManchesterCity’s2012title-winningteam-Wherearetheynow?BestPremierLeaguehomekitsofalltime:ManUtd,Arsenal,Chelsea&Englishfootball'scoolestshirtsWhyreigningchampionstheNetherlandsdidn'tmakeitpasttheWomen'sEurosquarter-finalsContactUsTermsofServicePrivacyPolicyCopyright©2022Goal(English)Allrightsreserved.TheinformationcontainedinGoal(English)maynotbepublished,broadcast,rewritten,orredistributedwithoutthepriorwrittenauthorityofGoal(English)