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From Grace To Grass- Sad Sorry
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MOACYR BARBOSA regarded as the best goalkeeper in the world as at that time was the man in goal for Brazil at the
1950 world cup final game against Uruguay. At the newly constructed maracana stadium with a capacity of 200,000. brazilians taught they would lift the trophy on home soil after they took the lead early in the second half.
Uruguay struck back when alcides ghiggia raced down the right wing and crossed from the edge of the box for Juan Alberto schiaffino to equalise after 66th minute. Just13 minutes later, ghiggia found himself in the same position. In goal, Barbosa took a step to his right anticipating another cross, It would ruin is life.
Instead ghiggia shot low towards the goal and it went in evading Barbosa. The maracana stadium was as quiet as a graveyard. The match ended 2 goals to 1 in favour of Uruguay. Despite being voted the best goalkeeper of the tournament Barbosa was blame for the defeat, Barbosa recall being in the market and a man pointed at him and said to his son " this is the man that killed the whole of brazil". because of the hate Barbosa left Rio for Paulo coast in isolation with his wife.
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In 1993(43 years later), he tried to visit brasil training camp, but he wasn't allowed in because it Was thought he would bring the team badluck. It broke poor Barbosa, who till his dying day kept saying : "I am not guilty, there were eleven of us".
A few weeks before he died almost penniless in April 2000, Barbosa said " under Brazilian law, the maximum sentence is 30 years, but my imprisonment has been for 50 years.
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