 Barcelona's Ronaldinho celebrates a goal against Racing Santander during their Spanish first division soccer league match at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona Feb. 11, 2007. Ronaldinho scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season Sunday to help FC Barcelona beat Racing Santander 2-0 and increase its lead to three points in the Spanish league. Barcelona's Brazilian top striker Ronaldinho, twice World Player of the Year, has been confirmed in a Europe squad to play Manchester United in a jubilee charity match at Old Trafford on March 13. Ronaldinho will be joined by Barcelona team mates Carles Puyol, Lilian Thuram and Gianluca Zambrotta in a squad to be overseen by Italy's World Cup-winning coach Marcello Lippi. Real Madrid's former England midfielder David Beckham will return to Old Trafford as part of the European selection. The match celebrates the 50th anniversary of both United's participation in European football and the Treaty of Rome, which led to the formation of modern Europe through the Common Market. Following are the players chosen for the Europe squad so far: David Beckham (Real Madrid), Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher(both Liverpool), Eric Abidal, Gregory Coupet and Juninho (all Olympique Lyonnais), Ronaldinho, Carles Puyol, Gianluca Zambrotta, Lilian Thuram (all Barcelona). 2007-02-28
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