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Brazilians ready to shoot on sight

Ronaldinho is happy with the new ball at the World Cup
Ronaldinho is happy with the new ball at the World Cup

Ronaldinho has urged Brazil's galaxy of attacking stars to shoot on sight when they face Australia in Munich.

Encouraged by the ultra-light World Cup ball, Ronaldinho believes Brazil can take the long-range route to glory by firing at goal whenever the opportunity arises.

Kaka has already shown what can be achieved, lashing home the brutal effort which proved enough to beat Croatia in the world champions' opening game.

Now Ronaldinho wants the rest of Brazil's samba stars to follow suit, which could be bad news for Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.

'This ball is great for forwards,' said Ronaldinho, 26.'It is very hard for the goalkeepers because it is so light and it moves around a lot.

'We have spoken about it as a squad and believe the best thing we can do is to keep shooting from long range.'

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