Tag: Paraguay
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Paraguayan club president gets lifetime ban for match manipulation
The president of Paraguayan club Olimpia, one of the most successful in South America, has been banned for life from football, global football body FIFA said on Monday. FIFA said the official, Marco Trovato, who has held the position since 2014, was banned after being found guilty of match manipulation. He had also failed to…
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Ronaldinho court date set over alleged Paraguay fake passport entry
A Judge in Paraguay set a date for Brazilian football star Ronaldinho to appear in court over allegations he used a fake passport to enter the country, local media reported Monday. The 2002 World Cup winner and his brother Roberto de Assis must appear before a court on Aug. 24, Paraguay’s ABC Color and Brazil’s…
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Alleged fake passport: Ronaldinho opens up on 60 days house arrest in Paraguay
Brazil and Barcelona legend, Ronaldinho has opened up on his ‘sixty long days’ as he remains under house arrest in Paraguay for allegedly using a fake passport to enter South American country. The 40-year-old and his brother Roberto were arrested in March after police found passports bearing their names with Paraguayan nationality despite having their…
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Photo: Ronaldinho released from Paraguayan jail
Brazil and FC Barcelona legend Ronaldinho has been released from a maximum-security prison in Paraguay. But he is not totally free. He and his 49 year-old brother Roberto Assis will be put under house arrest in Asuncion, the Paraguayan capital. They will stay in a $64 a night hotel, two miles from where they were…
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Third night behind bars: Lawyer fights for Ronaldinho over faked Paraguay passport
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho did not deliberately use a fake passport and should be released by authorities in Paraguay, his lawyer said. The two-time world player of the year and his brother Roberto, who was detained with him, spent their third night behind bars in the capital Asuncion on Sunday after using forged travel documents…
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Ronaldinho, brother Roberto handcuffed, sent to Paraguayan jail
Former Barcelona and AC Milan forward Ronaldinho and his brother were taken into custody for allegedly attempting to enter the country with ‘adulterated’ documents. Ronaldinho has spent the night in a police cell after being dramatically arrested following a U-turn by Paraguayan prosecutors over his use of an adulterated passport. The former Barcelona and AC…
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Ronaldinho avoids charge for fake passport
Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho will not be charged for using a fake passport to enter Paraguay, says the lead official in the case. The 39-year-old and his brother were both questioned by law enforcement on Thursday having shown false documents. Prosecutor Federico Delfino said the brothers were aware they had committed a crime but said…