Barcelona Fan Terrifies Ronaldinho

Filed in archive Ronaldinho on May 4, 2006

image: fcbarcelona.com

Barcelona may be champions of Spain again, but they have some weirdo fans. Not long ago, one Barca obsessive ran onto the field just as the second half of the Villarreal - Arsenal Champion's League semi was about to kick off, braving the burly wrath of Spanish security forces to hand Henry a Barcelona shirt with his name on it. If the idea was to encourage Henry to join Barca, then it wasn't the most persuasive effort, probably being a little too "Fatal Attraction" for a man of Henry's sophistication.

Last night it was Ronaldinho's turn to be scared. The cheeky Brazilian may be known for always playing with a smile, but an obsessive young Barca fan armed with only a Disposable camera managed to spread a look of pure terror across Ronaldinho's face. With the title won, manager Frank Rijkaard withdrew his superstar playmaker for a nice rest on the bench, but said fan appeared out of nowhere, made sure he was in shot with his hero and took a cheeky snap before being ushered away.

In fairness to Ronaldinho it was the youngsters sneak attack that terrified him, and he was never in any danger. But it does show the creative lengths that Barca fans will go to to get a souvenir of their idols.