The new Mean Machine: How Ronaldinho became the football king of a Paraguayan prison

The new Mean Machine: How Ronaldinho became the football king of a Paraguayan prison

In a story that would best the work of the most imaginative Hollywood scriptwriter, the Brazilian found himself playing for a prize pig behind barsIn the 2001 sports comedy Mean Machine, Vinnie Jones played disgraced ex-footballer turned convict Danny Meehan, who was coerced by the corrupt warden to captain a team of jailbirds against the well-drilled, sadistic guards. In typical Hollywood fashion, Meehan and his side of lovable lads overcome their oppressors and embarrass the warden, who is left fuming as the redeemed former pro struts triumphantly back to his cell Such a story might seem too far-fetched to occur in real life, but in paraguay it appears life can imitate art. The nation's Agrupacion Especializada prison is playing host to Brazil legend Ronaldinho, who is wiling away his time inside on the football …