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I suspect we've moved one from "unimpressive" to " a bit weird" now, so I'll offer up Pikachu, Mahatma Gandhi* and Marlon Brandão
(*Direct quote from wikipedia "Not to be confused with Mohandas K. Gandhi, the nonviolence practitioner.")
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Originally posted by seand View PostWith Arsenal and Liverpool reportedly chasing Malcom
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- Jan 2015
- 9700
- Wrexham... ish
- R. + R. McReynold's Travelling Circus, The Jurgen Klopp Farewell Tour XI, Page's Boys
- Ginger Nut
Strictly on topic (unusual for me, I know), I'm guessing that that the former Man City and Everton "striker" Jo was so unimpressive we all just forgot about him... apart from me, obviously.
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Oh my goodness. I did indeed forget Jô. Hidden in plain sight.
Last year not only did he win the title with Corinthians but he was also the league’s joint leading scorer and was, to much amusement, voted player of the year. This tells you a lot about the current state of Brazilian club football.
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Originally posted by ad hoc View PostAnd I've just discovered possibly the best of them all
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During the close season in Brazil, the Copinha youth tournament is held and it’s always a good opportunity to discover some up and coming Brazilian names.
This year is no exception. Keep a look-out for the following who might soon make it into senior football:
Einstein
Mickey
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Wandrerrilson
But my favourite has to be this young man:
Last edited by cantagalo; 03-01-2019, 00:33.
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Originally posted by Sam View PostOh, for fuck's sake.
That's a hell of a name in the screenshot though, cantagalo. I hope he becomes the biggest player in the world, and refuses to be known by another name when he gets older. Just to piss the commentators off, like.
Anyway, it’s a family tradition. He has three older siblings:
Pollyanna Navratilova
Pollystheyvison Wandeckerkof
Polloscovick Wandeckerkof
As you may have guessed, his father is somewhat obsessed by the Van der Kerkhof brothers, René and Willy, who played for the Netherlands in Argentina 1978.
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Originally posted by gavc23 View PostGoing back to the original names, Salzburg had a Brazilian called Alan.
Another famous Alan is Alan Ruschel, one of the four survivors of the Chapecoense aircrash, who heroically made a brief comeback last year.
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If you get really bored, why not make your own!
I am of course, Geiro. (If I were going full on Brasilian Glaswegian, that would be Giro.)
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Smão is fantastic.
I'd get that on the back of a shirt.
Robildo is one letter away from ... someone I used to know.Last edited by Gerontophile; 03-01-2019, 09:56.
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