Total-Football
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Went on second half VS manunited. To say he pays like poop is a compliment. Lmao
Rafinha Alcantara
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FinBarcelonafan
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This was clause in the contract? Wow! Not bad.
Seems pretty random for Rafinha. Just like Gomes Bdor clause. Haha
Xaviniesta
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BBZ8800
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28 years for a Brazilian is like 45 years for a normal footballer.
Fati_Future_BallonDor
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FinBarcelonafan
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Is there actual real data on this? I know the myth but is there real data Brazilians lose motivation earlier in general.
Coutinho of course prime example.
khaled_a_d
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Well, he barely lived in Brazil anyway.
Rafinha problem was more about injuries than anything else.
sadly that brutal tackle stripped him from a much better career than he had.
I think it is mainly about the big stars, than anything else.
The likes of Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaka were mediocre by the age of 28 at best, Rivaldo and Romario were done by 30 (all of those were ballon d?r/FIFA award winners) while Robinho and Neymar didn't last long either (both finished at least top 10 once in their career).
Those were the biggest Brazilian superstars since Zico
The likes of Thiago Silva, Cafu, Alves, R.Carlos among others has lasted long enough given their abilities and style of play.
Also, the long lasting career of the likes of Messi, Cristiano etc put those super stars in bad light. Tough to believe CR7 is 7 years older than Neymar.
But then again, this seems more of recent evolution, although it is still a big testimony of their dedication to the game
Ze Roberto on the other hand was world class well into his 30's. Even playing first devision in his 40s in Brazil
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