SME/ Mohammed Al-Joker
When we discuss the Brazilian football issue, we must mention the visit of the “Black Pearl” Pele to the region. He visited us more than 10 times, and on each occasion the great international star received special honors, given the status of this prestigious star, which no other international football star has reached his level, due to the extraordinary talent that “Pele” possessed. His first visit was in 1973 when he was one of the players of the Brazilian club Santos, where Santos visited the Arab region, and it included the most famous players of the Brazilian national team, which won the World Cup in 1970 in Mexico. The visit of the Samba stars had a public and media impact on Arab sports.
For a long time, Gulf football has been associated with Brazilian football in particular, as it is the pioneer and has a high status for sitting at the top of the football pyramid in the world. The Brazilians played an important role in transferring the game in the region, to make it a football pleasure enjoyed by the fans of the game, which is now followed by a billion people, who are attached to the round witch. Brazil comes as one of the most important countries in the world that has reached the top, after it has psychologically and morally affected the follower. We in the Gulf are fully aware of this role, which was played by the Brazilian coaches, who came to work in the age groups, before some of them took on the task of supervising the national teams. The Brazilian coaches who worked with us transferred our teams to an advanced level with a modern football concept, which no one can ignore. Their role was clear, to the point that it made our fans love Brazilian football and taste the famous Brazilian coffee. They changed the course of the game’s history, and the jewel Pele was respected internationally, because he was a man who preserved his football history. Today I remember Neymar, the player who flew with a billion without playing more than 7 matches with the Saudi Al-Hilal team, which hired him, but the injury prevented him from continuing and shining with the dean of Asia, and today he returns to his hometown in Brazil, and thousands receive him at the headquarters of the famous Santos Club, “What luck we do not realize for this player”, who was receiving millions without playing according to the contract due to his multiple injuries in his experience with the Saudi Al-Hilal Club, which was not destined for success, and what luck for this player who was receiving millions, certainly not.. and locally we can only say a curse on the professionalism that afflicted us, humiliated us and scattered our children!! And God is behind the intention
