Ronaldinho is the most coveted player in the in-house football tournament in the Asuncion detention centre where he is being kept.

The Brazilian was arrested for entering Paraguay with a fake passport and is being held in prison while awaiting his trial.

According to ABC TV Paraguay, the former Barcelona forward has been asked by various inmates to join their football teams.

“If Ronaldinho agrees to play in the prisoners’ tournament, he won’t be allowed to score goals,” journalist Ivan Leguizamon said.

“He will have to pass the ball to another player to score. That’s the condition that his incarcerated teammates will impose on him.

“As always, ‘Dinho took the ‘rigorous’ rule with a broad smile.”

According to Infobae, the prize for winning the tournament is a 16kg pig to share at a banquet.