Deliciosa história, esta do Sapo de Arubinha e do meu estimado Vascão!
«A similar cross-fertilization of Brazilian culture came through the mingling of Catholicism and African cultic magic. It was widely believed that Vasco da Gama's decade-long wait for a championship victory was caused by the curse of Arubinha, a player from a small team called Andrari [sic] wich had been humiliated by Vasco 12-0 in 1937. In 1943 and 1944 exceptionally strong Vasco teams were pipped for the Carioca title, and the club actually resorted to ploughing up the playing field in search of buried frogs that held the curse. No frog was found and Vasco begged Arubinha to tell them where the frogs were. He assured them there were none and the curse was now lifted. Vasco won the 1945 championship.» David Goldblatt, The Ball Is Round, 2006
Uma versão mais detalhada aqui. Onde fiquei igualmente a saber que existe um tal de O Sapo De Arubinha: Os Anos De Sonho Do Futebol Brasileiro do incontornável Mario Filho {crónicas seleccionadas pelo não menos incontornável Ruy Castro}. Must have...
Há 10 anos
2 comentários:
já viste os zeitgeists? os dois? há um novo que saiu em outubro. mas se ainda não viste nenhum, vê, que são interessantes. o link está no meu blogue, que agora não me lembro.
este comentário era para estar no post acima ;)
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