Ronaldinho to play alongside Messi, Zidane and Pirlo

Ronaldinho to participate in a world peace friendly match.

The Brazilian football star Ronaldinho confirmed that he had received an invitation from the Pope Francis , to participate in a friendly match for peace , which will be played September the first on the Olympic stadium at the Italian capital Rome.

The former Barcelona and Atletico Mineiro player confirmed that he was "very happy and proud of this invitation to participate in this important event " as he was invited by the Vatican's Pope.

According to press reports , the Argentinian football star Lionel Messi , the Italian Andrea Pirlo and the Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o had already confirmed their participation in this match , as well as the French legend Zinedine Zidane.

the 34 years old player is currently a free agent since he left Atletico Minero in July , he has confirmed that he would settled his future in the next few days and that he would not end his career, his brother/agent confirmed that he has received offers from the United States , Turkey , China and Qatar.

Ronaldinho , who started his professional at the Brazilian Gameiro club , joined Europe with Paris Saint Germain in 2001 , FC Barcelona in 2003 and AC Milan in 2008 , before returning to Brazil in 2011 with CR Flamengo and Atlético Mineiro in 2013, It is worth mentioning that Ronaldinho had already won the Ballon d'or in 2005.

Muito honrado e feliz por ter sido convidado para um jogo tao importante no vaticano a convite do Papa @Pontifex_pt pic.twitter.com/DJDGqKDqjq
— Ronaldinho Gaúcho (@10Ronaldinho) 8 Août 2014