Cafu: I am a winner, not a criminal
12/7/2006 14:38
Brazil soccer team captain Cafu said in Rio De Janeiro yesterday that
Brazilians blame him for the team's defeat to France in the quarter-final of the
World Cup.
Cafu is upset with the media, which pictures him as a loser. "The
image that is going to remain is the one of me raising the trophy in the 2002
World Cup, not the one of a defeated athlete. I do not want to be seen as a
criminal," he said.
The wingback is the athlete who played the greatest
number of matches for Brazil ever. He participated in four World Cups as a first
choice player -- 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006, of which he won two championship
titles in 1994 and 2002 and ranked second in 1998. He does not consider retiring
yet.
"If possible, I would like to return to the team, but that will depend
on the coach. I will always be available, I am always moved by dressing that
yellow jersey," stressed the 36-year-old wingback. He added that only time would
tell when to stop playing football, as he did not imagine he would be playing in
Germany this year.
The elimination of the team in the Cup raised the subject
of a renewal of its players. According to Cafu, the media changed its mind very
quickly. "After the victory over Ghana, they said I ran a lot, that I was in
great shape. From that match to the one against France, it is like I aged 10
years, for the media," he said.
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