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Vinicius, the Samba prince of Plebeia, the apple of the Bernabeu's eye!

"It has always been my dream to help the people of my hometown," Vinicius cried at the charity gala

By Yan Guo LuanPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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If you play well enough to get to Real Madrid, but if you play well enough and look good enough, there's definitely a place for you at Galacticos. However, the plain-looking Brazilian boy has managed to conquer every inch of the Bernabeu stands with his football skills and is regarded as a treasure. His name was Vinicius Juniol, a boy who in a few short years had risen from the slums to be admired by all.

Like many Brazilian stars, Vinicius started out at a futsal school, but even being born in the kingdom of soccer, professional school tuition is a big expense for a family like Vinicius. If the school didn't want to see this genius fall and chose to pay for all the equipment, he might not be here today.

When Vinicius arrived at Flamengo's youth academy, he was still shining. He was the top scorer and player of all time, which made Real Madrid and Barca bid for the talent, and the Galacticos emerged as the winners.

However, the first Real Madrid he soon faced the first difficulties. Julen Lopetegui, who took over after Zinedine Zidane's departure, does not think Vinicius is strong enough to play for Real's first team. However, in order to maintain his condition, he had to temporarily come to Castile to participate in the West b League. But after the first game, he was crying, because in Brazil he could get 60,000 people watching him, here there are fewer than 600.

The change in the environment was difficult for the boy to accept, at this critical moment, Castilla coach Solari stood up, you play like this, sooner or later you will get into the first team. Sure enough, Solari's words came true less than half a season ago, and Vinicius was easily promoted to the first team. His addition seemed to inject a bit of youth into Real's attacking line. Later in the national Derby, Vinicius became the youngest player to score a goal in a national Derby in the 21st century, scoring from a tight Angle in the penalty area as Real beat Barca 2-0.

At a club like Real Madrid, you can be baby one minute and trash the next because they have the best facilities in the world and the most demanding fans. It takes constant effort to accept the applause of the Bernabeu, and I believe that Vinicius is ready for everything.

Real Madrid's young striker Vinicius broke down in tears as he spoke at a charity dinner in Rio de Janeiro that raised 600,000 rials, Spanish newspaper As reported. The gala was held to mark the first anniversary of the Academy of Vinicius, founded and funded by the club Real Madrid, which is dedicated to education in Brazil and has supported hundreds of children over the past year. Vinicius has played a huge role in this process, appearing at various functions of the academy whenever he returns to his home country. Tete, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Marcelo and Paquita were among a host of soccer stars who provided autosigned items for the event, which was also attended by Casemiro Miguel, Brazil's mainstream media and communications mogul. Dressed in a white suit and smiling throughout the dinner, Vinicius danced and sang with his family and friends and, most movingly, gave a speech on stage. "I have always dreamed of this moment, I have always dreamed of fulfilling this wish, which is to help the poor people, just like I needed help when I was a child. It's only been a year [since Vinicius opened], but we've already helped a lot of people."

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Yan Guo Luan

I like movies, music, science fiction and art. I am a certified graphic designer and create my own art. Things that inspire me include equality, respect and anything weird.

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