Brazil is a country that breathes football. Football is everywhere: on the playgrounds, on the beaches and in the rooms of small favelas. When a Brazilian boy is born, his parents already know that they will definitely send him to football.
No country in the history of football has been as successful as Brazil. It has won five world championships and remains the only team to have competed in every tournament. Over the years, Brazil has given the world more than one great player.
How did football start in Brazil?
The history of Brazilian football begins in 1894 when Karl Mueller, a Brazilian footballer of English origin and one of the founders of football in Brazil, returned to his homeland after living in England for a decade. During this time he was drawn to football, which was popular in Albion but not well known in Brazil. Because of this, upon his return, Charles Miller started a movement to promote football in the country. Ten years later, football was widespread in Brazil, with 60 clubs in São Paulo and almost every village with its own football team.
In 1902, São Paulo hosted its first national football championship. However, the most outstanding and interesting game in the history of the birth of national football is the 1919 South American Championships, which were held in the counties of Brazil. The event was a real catalyst for the development of football in the country.
A feature of Brazilian football
A characteristic of Brazilian football is the priority given to individual creativity over complex team tactics.
“Here there is no German rigor and order, no Italian discipline and athleticism. But there is courage and desire to create on the pitch and create footballing masterpieces. It is no coincidence that most of the feints (individual movements with the ball) the football stars have in their arsenal, have Brazilian roots in one way or another”, Sergei SkorokhodovAssociate Professor of Marketing and Sports Business, in an exclusive interview with TV BRICS.
Brazil is the birthplace of great soccer stars: pelethree-time world champion and top scorer in the sport, as well Mane Garrincha, Arthur Friedenreich, Zico, Socrates, Romario And ronaldo.
Brazilian style
Brazilian football is known for its famous Joga Bonito style based on creativity, unpredictability, speed and dribbling. This has been facilitated in many ways by democratic and free methods of teaching football.
“A player who makes a mistake because he wants to invent a new football trick will not be severely punished here. On the contrary, the coach is likely to encourage the talent’s desire for unconventional action on the pitch. It’s almost impossible to imagine.” So in European football. That is the essence of Brazilian football – virtuoso technique and the desire to be not only the best, but also the smartest master of leatherball.” said the expert.
The secret of the Brazilians
Brazilian football is not just a game for the public. Most players here have a good shot.
“The fact is that the local boys play in the sand from an early age, fortunately the conditions allow it. They play barefoot, of course, all year round. Such a natural movement shapes the future ball magicians – as Brazilian footballers are called around the world to have very strong ankle joints that allow them to hit the ball harder and more powerfully. added Sergei Skorohodov.
Legendary Real Madrid and Brazil national team defender Roberto Carlos could deliver precise shots on goal from 35-40 meters. Brazil has won the most soccer World Cups – five times.
Garrincha in the 1950s, Pele in the 1960s, Rivelino in the 1970s, Zico in the 1980s, Ronaldo in the 1990s, Ronaldinho in the 2000s and neymar in the 2010s – every era of football is associated with a Brazilian player. That will probably always be the case.
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