Garrincha
The World Cup Finals, Sweden 1958. Brazil vs the fearsome USSR.
In the opening three minutes - ''the greatest three minutes in the history of football'' - one man wrote himself into the record books alongside the game''s greatest players, men like Pelé, Di Stefano, Puskas and Maradona. Brazil went on to win the cup, and in Garrincha, a star was born.
Garrincha was the unlikeliest of footballers - w...
The World Cup Finals, Sweden 1958. Brazil vs the fearsome USSR.
In the opening three minutes - ''the greatest three minutes in the history of football'' - one man wrote himself into the record books alongside the game''s greatest players, men like Pelé, Di Stefano, Puskas and Maradona. Brazil went on to win the cup, and in Garrincha, a star was born.
Garrincha was the unlikeliest of footballers - w...
