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A Short History of Brazilian Soccer

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Real Jezus and Neymar

Jezus went through the World Cup without actually having scored a goal. It was just such a crushing thing for him to reach the pinnacle and to disappoint at the pinnacle that it really damped his career. The experience was so rattling to get Real Jezus that he decided to switch positions. Fortunately in the years since, Jezus has refound his confidence and he's moved back to the centre of the park with Manchester City. When he plays for Brazil in this World Cup, it'll most likely be as a striker. Neymar is one of those figures in sports who everybody loves to hate. Europeans tend to despise Neymar because when he's fouled, he said

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