ARTICLES ABOUT BRAZILIAN SOCCER
Dedication
Football that Comes from God — The Art of Playing Soccer and Enchanting People
Dedication
I dedicated these soccer articles to my father, Joaquim.
When he played soccer, they nicknamed him “Lugano” because he was fair and green-eyed, like someone who had arrived from Switzerland.
Father Joaquim (credit Author1).
He was very fond of soccer and was a wholehearted supporter.
Wherever I would play, he was cheering.
He was a farmer with special gifts for dealing with the land and animals.
I learned from him that life doesn’t always give you what you think you deserve. You have to plan for the future and run after opportunities.
One of the greatest feelings of pride is that we’ve never had a single argument in our lives, for my great respect and your way of conducting things.
I miss our in-depth conversations now that he’s gone.
“Do you know who asked about you?” he inquired when I went to see him on
vacation with my kids.
