Ronaldinho Gaucho is a comic strip by Mauricio de Sousa. It features a fictionalised version of the Brazilian footballer of the same name as a child. The strip was created in 2006, when the 2006 FIFA World Cup was taking place in Germany. The comic strip was adapted into an animated television series as 'Ronaldinho Gaucho's Team', produced by Italian studio GIG Italy Entertainment, with the coproduction of MSP - Mauricio de Sousa Produções.