‘Thank you my friend’ – JJ Okocha pens emotional tribute to Ronaldinho after he announced his retirement (PHOTO)


Football legend, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha has paid tribute to former World Footballer of the Year Ronaldinho after the Brazilian announced his retirement from football few days ago.

His was a career that was laden with cheeky flicks, amazing skills and incredible goals, but all of that came to a halt on Wednesday when Ronaldinho announced his retirement, ending an illustrious 20 years football career.

The two veterans are widely considered as two of the greatest midfielders the game has ever seen. Ronaldinho was Okocha’s protégé at Paris Saint Germain before the latter’s departure for the English Premier League.

Okocha in his tribute to the former Barcelona man shared the photo below and wrote:

Thank you so much my friend for all the wonderful memories. Good luck for the future bro.

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