{"id":842250,"date":"2025-04-20T13:12:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T18:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/i-was-like-his-senior-brother-jay-okocha-opens-up-on-relationship-with-ex-barcelona-star-ronaldinho\/"},"modified":"2025-04-20T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-20T18:12:59","slug":"i-was-like-his-senior-brother-jay-okocha-opens-up-on-relationship-with-ex-barcelona-star-ronaldinho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/20\/i-was-like-his-senior-brother-jay-okocha-opens-up-on-relationship-with-ex-barcelona-star-ronaldinho\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI was like his senior brother\u201d-Jay Okocha opens up on relationship with ex-Barcelona star Ronaldinho"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Super Eagles legend <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/tag\/austine-jay-jay-okocha\">Austine Jay-Jay Okocha<\/a> has revealed that he played the role of a senior brother to Brazil football icon Ronaldinho during their time at PSG, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Okocha and Ronaldinho are two of the greatest dribblers in the history of the game. And interestingly, both of them played together at French Ligue 1 giants PSG for two years between 2001 and 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Okocha joined PSG from Fenerbahce in 1998, while Ronaldinho joined the club from Brazilian club Gremio in 2001.<\/p>\n<h3>You Might Also Like;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/i-deserved-caf-poty-jay-jay-okocha.html\"><strong>I deserved to win the CAF POTY\uff0d Super Eagles legend Jay-Jay Okocha<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/enrique-okocha-olisehs-psg.html\"><strong>\u201cEnrique was a sore loser for kneeing Jay-Jay Okocha\u201d \u2013 Oliseh\u2019s touching reason for backing PSG to win UCL<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/it-still-haunts-me-okocha-issues-warning-to-super-eagles-stars-lookman-and-osimhen.html\"><strong>\u2018It still haunts me\u2019 \u2013 Jay-Jay Okocha issues warning to Super Eagles stars Lookman and Osimhen<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Due to their similar styles of play, there have always been talks that both Okocha and Ronaldinho used to practice tricks together at PSG.<\/p>\n<p>Since Okocha had more visibility than Ronaldinho at the time, as he had been in Europe way earlier, some fans believed that the Super Eagles even thought the Brazilian star was trying to copy Okocha.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157190\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157190\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/imago1015584757-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Jay-Jay Okocha\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157190\">Jay-Jay Okocha. (Photo credit: imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, Okocha has now revealed some details about his relationship with Ronaldinho. The former Super Eagles star was like a senior brother to the former Selecao star.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI was already a household name at PSG when he came, and PSG was his first team in Europe or outside Brazil, and he was 20 years old,\u201d Okocha told<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p-x2jHButKo?si=0wvNOJYKQzlSIMWN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Oma Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, of course, it takes a while for one to settle in to learn about new cultures. Yes, at some point, I was a bit like a senior brother, talking to him and encouraging him because his talent was obvious for everyone to see. But sometimes you need time to adjust. That was where I played a role, and I\u2019m glad that he appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Who was better: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/jay-jay-okocha\/erfolge\/spieler\/3708\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jay-Jay Okocha<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/ronaldinho\/erfolge\/spieler\/3373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ronaldinho?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Although both of them had similar playing styles, Ronaldinho was more effective and went on to play for some of the best clubs in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldinho also had a trophy-laden career, winning the World Cup and the Copa America with Brazil. He also won multiple trophies at club level, including the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157328\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/jay-jay-okocha-talks-about-ronaldinho.html\/june-23-2023-team-ronaldinho-jay-kay-okocha-10-in-action-during-the-the-beautiful-game-team-ronaldinho-vs-team-rober\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-157328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/imago1031211426-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Soccer Jay Jay Okocha\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\"  ><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157328\">Team Ronaldinho JAY KAY OKOCHA 10 in action during the The Beautiful Game Team Ronaldinho vs Team Robert Carlos soccer match [Photo credit\/Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ronaldinho also won the FIFA Best Player, Ballon d\u2019Or, UEFA Best Player, and South American Best Player Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, even though Okocha did not have as many trophies or awards, he is highly revered in the world. Although he did not play for the biggest clubs in the world, he played at Fenerbahce, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Bolton.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Kelvin Omachonu\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG-20240522-WA0001-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/kelvin\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tKelvin Omachonu is a writer with many years of experience covering sports events in Nigeria and abroad. He is fueled by his love for the job, and is dedicated to delivering captivating stories.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/jay-jay-okocha-talks-about-ronaldinho.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Kelvin Omachonu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Super Eagles legend Austine Jay-Jay Okocha has revealed that he played the role of a senior brother to Brazil football icon Ronaldinho during their time at PSG, Soccernet.ng reports. Okocha and Ronaldinho are two of the greatest dribblers in the history of the game. 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