Fluminense Signs Fred, ex- Lyon

The season of international names returning to Brazil keeps growing. Today, Fluminense signed for 5 seasons forward Fred, ex-Lyon. The man who went to the 06 World Cup with Brazil drove fans and the president of the club crazy. Literally.

Roberto Horcades, the president, announced, “I’m happy with all that’s happening. The arrival of Celso gave us a lot of work, which we did it very calmly by following all the protocols. It’s been 33 years since Fluminense brought a great player from overseas. Fred was in France for 4 years and he was 3 times champion with Lyon. Since the “maquina” (legendary line up from the 70’s) we do not have a world champion in the team. I wanted to thank Celso Barros and the participation of Unimed (Flu’s sponsor) in the signing of Fabio.” How many more mistakes he could’ve made in such short statement?

1) His name is not Celso. It is Fred
2) Not Fabio. FRED.
3) Fred participated only in the 06 World Cup, tournament won by Italy. No World Champion here.
4) Branco, left-back who won the 94 World Cup with Brazil, played for Flu after that cup. Therefore, Flu had other “World Champions” after the “maquina”.

Unbelievable.

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