Sunday, July 22, 2018

Brazilian footballer was struggling to feed his wife and daughter and contemplating killing himself when a call changed his life

Maybe Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar and James Rodríguez do not have any idea where exactly their Puskas Award given by Fifa is these days. For them the trophy is just one more to go in the cabinet which already has the Champions League medals and many other more important prizes. But this is not the case for Wendell Lira, who won the Fifa prize for the best goal of the year in 2015, his twisting bicycle kick for Goianesia in their match against Atletico-GO beating a Lionel Messi goal for Barcelona into second place. Lira says the Puskas Award saved his life.

Before being nominated Lira was living a dilemma. He was unemployed and did not know how to find money to feed his wife and daughter. As a lower league player he was part of the terrible statistic in Brazil, where 82% of footballers earn less than $250 a month.

Continue reading...

from Football | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2uBcnsn

Related Posts:

  • LATEST SPORTS NEWSDozens of protestors from anti-vaccine and far-right groups forced the temporary shutdown of Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site Saturday, per Carlos Lozano and Irfan Khan of the Los Angeles Times ... from Bleacher Re… Read More
  • LATEST SPORTS NEWSThe 2021 Senior Bowl went off without a hitch Saturday, with the National Team defeating the American Team 27-24 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. Normally, that sentence might come off as mundane and uninspired.… Read More
  • LATEST SPORTS NEWSPatrick Reed shot a two-under 70 in the third round to move into a tie for first with Carlos Ortiz at the Farmers Insurance Open on Saturday, but controversy marred his ascent, ... from Bleacher Report - Front Page https://i… Read More
  • LATEST SPORTS NEWSThe Brooklyn Nets added a bit more veteran depth to their roster Saturday, signing 30-year-old wing Iman Shumpert , per Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic. Brooklyn now has 14 players available... from Bleacher Repor… Read More
  • LATEST SPORTS NEWSFormer New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka told reporters that he wanted to re-sign with the Bronx Bombers this offseason. However, he decided to return to Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan after it was clea… Read More

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Followers

Contact Form

Name

Email *

Message *

Popular Posts

FOLLOW BY EMAIL

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner