Ronaldinho Gaucho's Team is an Italian animated television series based on Brazilian soccer star Ronaldinho Gaúcho. The pilot episode first aired on October 15, 2011, at the DeA Kids channel. Ronaldinho Gaucho's Team is the first animated series for TV produced by Italian studio GIG Italy Entertainment, with the coproduction of MSP - Mauricio de Sousa Produções, which publishes in Brazil the comic strip based on the fictionalised version of Ronaldinho Gaúcho as a child. The stories are based on the animated adventures of the character in comics, with 52 episodes of 11 minutes each.