Legendary Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho harshly criticized the current Selecao squad chosen for the upcoming Copa America 2024, calling them the “worst team” and announcing he will not watch the national team’s matches.

In an Instagram post, the World Cup winner expressed his disappointment with the Brazilian squad in Portuguese.

“This is a sad moment for those who love Brazilian soccer. It’s getting hard to find the spirit to watch the games. This is perhaps one of the worst teams in recent years, it has no respectable leaders, only average players for the majority. I’ve been following football since I was a kid, long before I thought about becoming a player, and I’ve never seen a situation as bad as this. Lack of love for the shirt, lack of grit, and most importantly: football,” the 41-year-old stated in his post.

“I’ll repeat, our performance has been one of the worst things I’ve ever seen. Such a shame. I therefore declare my resignation. I will not watch any CONMEBOL Copa America game, nor celebrate any victory,” he added in a clip from his interview with the YouTube channel ‘Cartoloucos’ released on Friday.

The Brazil squad is coached by Dorival Junior, who took over in January and has managed only two friendlies so far. His squad for the Copa America has provided little evidence of his plans. The Selecao will be without its star player Neymar, who is out with an ACL injury.

The five-time World Cup-winning nation will rely on the form of Real Madrid duo Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo. Brazil is in Group D in the Copa America and will face Costa Rica, Paraguay, and Colombia.