5 Barcelona stars who were also national team icons

#4 Ronaldinho

Ronaldinho had a stellar career for Brazil and Barcelona

The superlatives often run dry whenever Ronaldinho Gaucho crops up in conversation – his legacy is often too good to celebrate with words.

A legend for both Barcelona and Brazil, he is often recalled by football fans of them both, and neutrals alike, as being the most entertaining and naturally gifted of footballers.

With Barcelona, he scored almost 100 goals - most of which were spectacularly magnificent efforts.

Overall, he fell just shy of the centurion cap milestone, but managed to score 33 goals for the Selecao. He also helped his national team win the 2002 World Cup, memorably scoring one of the standout goals of the tournament when he lobbed England goalkeeper David Seaman from a long-distance free kick which had spectators everywhere aghast in disbelief – it was the perfect way to announce himself to the world.

A samba superstar, his tricks, rhythmic style and ability to nearly always play with a smile on his face meant that he was adored by pretty much everyone who saw him play - even Seaman probably couldn't help but smile watching him from time to time.