jeudi 9 octobre 2008

São Paulo erects a temple to the gods of soccer

SÃO PAULO: Walking into Brazil's new soccer museum is like entering a hall filled with busts of Greek gods. Suspended on glass screens some eight feet tall in the darkened chamber are the outlines of a dozen or so of Brazil's soccer legends in action.

Underneath, the players' names are printed in capital letters. For most, one name is enough. Ronaldo ... Didi ... Falcão ... Tostão ... Garrincha ... and the most famous of all, Pelé.

On the museum's opening day last week, many visitors simply looked up at the glass screens in respectful silence.

"This is a place for us to worship," said Mário Vieira, a 53-year-old banker standing outside the museum, which is housed in the Pacaembu Stadium. "Brazilians have soccer in their blood."

iht.com

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On ne leur parlera pas des mythiques rendez-vous avec la France...
et on ne leur demandera pas non plus combien de retard de construction a eu ce musée ni combien d'argent a été détourné pour ériger ce theatre de guignols...pour ça il suffit d'attendre et guetter leur "groupe de presse" trad: propagande.

On attend encore un musée dédié à leurs prix Nobel...

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