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Post by eusebio13 on Mar 28, 2009 21:49:01 GMT
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Post by londonranger on Mar 29, 2009 22:40:30 GMT
Incredible lateral then forward acceleration and double feints and helpless goalkeepers.
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Mar 30, 2009 8:23:53 GMT
Nice clip, thanks. I highly recommend reading Garrincha: The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero by Ruy Castro
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Post by Markqpr on Mar 30, 2009 10:06:16 GMT
Again Eusebio, superb stuff many thanks. ;D
If any of you haven't seen it then I recommend this:
BBC STORYVILLE: GODS OF BRAZIL PELE AND GARRINCHA
Pele and Garrincha are both footballing legends in Brazil. Using archive footage, Gods of Brazil tells the story of these two men and explains how one became the Worlds Greatest Footballer and the other died a broken alcoholic at the age of 49.
"Who was the greatest footballer of all time? Most money will be placed on Pele, but this film offers an alternative. It suggests that the crown should go to Garrincha (it means little sparrow), a diminutive, near-disabled adolescent from northern Brazil who preceded Pele by a few years and built the Brazilan teams international success with him. But this film is a treat because its made with an astonishing eye. The French director Jean-Christophe Rosé has made a series of films about sport, becoming something of a connoissuer in relation to the use of archive. You can wonder at the goals scored, I watched the film again and again. But you will also come away with a greater knowledge of just how it was that football was completely reinvented in the early 60s by Pele and Garrincha." Nick Fraser Storyville Series Editor
Sometimes shown on BBC 4 and well worth watching.
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Post by cpr on Mar 30, 2009 12:05:00 GMT
That's exactly the programme I was going to mention Mark. Excellent, well worth watching.
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