Arshavin lights up Euro with sublime performance
Published 6/21/2008 at FOXSports.com News for FOX SOCCER
Pele, Maradona, Zico, Platini, Baggio, Zidane. Could Andrei Arshavin be next in line as one of football's great No. 10s?
The number on the shirt that has traditionally stood for a sublime mix of balance and power, vision and goals had been strangely absent from the key moments at Euro 2008.
Important matches at the biggest tournaments demand a defining performance, and historically it is the man wearing No. 10 that delivers.
We might just have seen one Saturday night.
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Rover found this 6/23/2008 on www.thesoccerblog.org
Brazilian thieves must be pretty ruthless if they are robbing a national hero. Sports Illustrated is now reporting - local news in Brazil say soccer legend Pele was held at gunpoint by a band of youths and robbed of a gold necklace, his cell phone and a watch. “When they approached his car, Pele rolled down the [...]Legend Pele robbed by armed youths in Brazil - Soccer - SI.com
Deadspin found this 6/22/2008 on sportsillustrated.cnn.com
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) -- Local news reports say soccer legend Pele was held at gunpoint by a band of youths and robbed of a gold necklace, his cell phone and a watch. The incident -- which took place on June 13 but only made public now -- occurred ...BBC NEWS | Americas | Gang robbed football legend Pele
SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 6/23/2008 on news.bbc.co.uk
Former Brazilian football star Pele has been robbed by an armed gang while on his way to his seaside home. As many as 10 people were reported to have been involved in the robbery, but Pele was unhurt in the incident. He was on his way from the city ...The #1 Suspect in the Pele Robbery
The World of Isaac posted 6/24/2008 from theworldofisaac.blogspot.com
When I heard the news about Pele being robbed, I was grief stricken. What animal would rob such a great man, a Brazilian National hero, a man more important than the President himself. And then it hit me. A blast from the past. Why the hell would these people try something after all these years? Why couldn't they just let bygones be bygones? Why can't they let a man live a peaceful life?Dude, keep your damn teeth to yourself
I Dislike Your Favorite Team found this 6/25/2008 on jmayers.blogspot.com
I think the picture and the video (below, thanks FanHouse ) tell the whole story. Isn't this a story you hear in a soccer-crazed country? Not Delaware... My lord, this is more disturbing than Pele getting robbed -- in Brasil! Here's the video: ...
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SoccerBlog.com • Pele robbed at gunpoint...
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SPORTSbyBROOKS • Pelé Robbed by Gang at Gunpoint Near São Paulo
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Wait, these guys are still around? It's like a whole different version of the Danny Tartabull game. It doesn't say it in this report, but in another I heard, he tried to prevent the robbery by saying "It's me, Pele!" Trust me, that never ...
Wait, these guys are still around? It's like a whole different version of the Danny Tartabull game. It doesn't say it in this report, but in another I heard, he tried to prevent the robbery by saying "It's me, Pele!" Trust me, that never ...
FanHouse • Pelé Robbed at Gunpoint in Brazil
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Pele has been attacked and robbed at gun point, according to O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper.
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