Posts Tagged brazil
Remembering Garrincha
Today is the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Garrincha, the legendary Brazilian player who drank himself to death at the age of 49. The BBC’s Jonathan Stevenson has written a piece on the importance of remembering him.
Simply “remembering” him seems like a low bar to set, though, for one of the greatest players [...]
Nelinho Pulls One Out of the Bag at the 1978 World Cup
Had this shot passed through a wheat field, the wheat would have fallen in its wake. It’s a long, slow, sickening curve, this goal, and following the flight of the ball too closely can give you a sensation of vertigo. But what a beautiful scythe it made. This is [...]
