@marcelobechler: Acabou de morrer em São Paulo, o ex-zagueiro Bellini. Capitão da seleção brasileira em 1958. Luto
Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazil's captain when they won their first World Cup in 1958, died on Thursday from complications following a heart attack. He was 83. Bellini started the practice of lifting trophies over one's head. A statue in Rio de Janeiro now features his pose from the 1958 World Cup. The Hospital 9 de Julho confirmed Bellini's death in a statement. The central defender became widely known for being the first captain to raise the World Cup trophy above his head as a symbol of triumph. The gesture became immortalized with a statue of Bellini in front of Maracana Stadium. http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1757943/former-brazil-world-cup-captain-bellini-dies-83?cc=5901
MAYBE he did it in football... and it was the photographers who asked him to do that. sincerely, I am quite skeptical he was the first to do that. With a little research, I discovered that Ted Linsay, invented the SAME gesture (lifting the trophy above his head), in ice hockey... in the case, the Stanley Cup. In 1950, 8 years before Bellini did the same. And considering the gesture is more practical (showing something to a crowd you need to raise it´s height, holding it above your head) than anything else, it was probably done millions of times in human history, from medals and trophies and spoils of victory to babies and wedding rings.
I saw that on TV. It was nice but it's amazing Pele never learned to give a concise answer. A single answer can full a book !
Some pretty cool drawings about Josimar's history in 86. http://copadomundo.uol.com.br/infograficos/2014/josimar-brilha-apos-bullying-de-tele/
Goalkeeper Moacir Barbosa is blamed for Brazil's loss to Uruguay in the 1950 World Cup. Sneak peek of #Barbosa: http://t.co/r7qEbybevj— 30 for 30 (@30for30) May 5, 2014
30 for 30 also had a Garrincha documentary last week. It might not be anything new for some of us but it was the kind of thing you've never seen on US TV before. I'm really looking forward to both of this week's episodes (Barbosa and the Jules Rimet trophy).
Yeah I watched it last night!!! The only thing I didn't like was that it was only for an half hour and the other half was about a cease-fire in N. Ireland during the '94 Ireland vs Italy WC match!! Garrincha deserved to have an entire hour to himself!! Like the other 30 for 30 soccer film last week with Maradona'86 for the 1st half hour and Chile's shady qualification to the '74 World Cup in the 2nd!!
Any one here have stories that have been passed down to them from the older generations about Maracanazo? Did people really commit suicide in the stadium or was the media exaggerating?
@ESPNagora: Zagueiro da seleção de 70 morre em Santos, aos 67 anos; saiba mais http://t.co/NBYQMcQEWg
Marinho Chagas passa mal em evento sobre a Copa e fica em estado grave. Ex-jogador da Seleção de 1974 estava em encontro com colecionadores de álbum em João Pessoa http://glo.bo/1kioUWG
Has Pele been overrated all these years? @jonathanliew argues probably yes, and explains why http://t.co/oaSZIqg3lU pic.twitter.com/Ht390h0gJv— Telegraph Football (@TeleFootball) June 4, 2014 The English media at its finest....
I was watching some old 1970 matches lately, I watch them before but never carefully. Gerson brilliant player some of those passes to Jairzinho was just incredible.
Former Internacional forward Fernandão died in a helicopter crash this morning. He was only 36 years old.
In 1976, Flamengo beat Brazil's national team 2-0 in a game to pay tribute to Geraldo, who died a month earlier: