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Lula deplores Europe stealing Brazil's best players
Rules should be put in place to stop European clubs buying Brazil's best footballers during national championships, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told AFP in an interview.
"The stadiums are emptying in Brazil, the games are less interesting, and I prefer to watch English, Spanish, Italian championships. I'm even watching the Russian and Turkish ones. Soon I'll be watching Kazakhstan's," he said in his official Brasilia residence on Wednesday.
"Brazil 20 years ago was where the best football in the world was played. Today, the best football in the world is played in Spain, Britain, Italy, France, by players from Brazil, Argentina—Latin-American players," said the president, who declared himself a fan of Barcelona.
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Rules should be put in place to stop European clubs buying Brazil's best footballers during national championships, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told AFP in an interview.
"The stadiums are emptying in Brazil, the games are less interesting, and I prefer to watch English, Spanish, Italian championships. I'm even watching the Russian and Turkish ones. Soon I'll be watching Kazakhstan's," he said in his official Brasilia residence on Wednesday.
"Brazil 20 years ago was where the best football in the world was played. Today, the best football in the world is played in Spain, Britain, Italy, France, by players from Brazil, Argentina—Latin-American players," said the president, who declared himself a fan of Barcelona.
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