I'll probably get roasted for this by the English brokies, but hey-ho! I thought it was funny!!
> It is just before the England v Brazil match. Ronaldinho goes into the
> Brazilian changing room to find all his teammates looking a bit glum.
>
> "What's up?" he asks.
>
> "Well, we're having trouble getting motivated for this game. We know
> it's important but it's only England. They're sh*te and we can't be
> bothered."
>
> Ronaldinho looks at them and says, "Well, I reckon I can beat them by
> myself-you lads go down the pub."
>
> So Ronaldinho goes out to play England by himself and the rest of the
> Brazilian team go off for a few jars.
>
> After a few pints they wonder how the game is going, so they get the
> landlord to put the teletext on. A big cheer goes up as the screen
> reads "Brazil 1 - England 0 (Ronaldinho 10 minutes)". He is beating
> England all by himself!
>
> Anyway, a few pints later and the game is forgotten until someone
> remembers, "It must be full time now, let's see how he got on." They
> put the teletext on.
>
> "Result from the Stadium 'Brazil 1 (Ronaldinho 10 minutes) - England 1
> (Lampard 89 minutes)."
>
> They can't believe it; he has single-handedly got a draw against
> England!!
>
> They rush back to the Stadium to congratulate Ronaldinho. They find
> him in the dressing room, still in his gear, sitting with his head in
> his hands weeping inconsolably.
>
> He refuses to look at them. "I've let you down, I've let you down."
>
> "Don't be daft, you got a draw against England, all by yourself. And
> they only scored at the very, very end!"
>
> "No, no, I have, I've let you down...I got sent off after 12 minutes."
>