Vinícius Júnior has joined the list of Brazilians who have won La Liga at Real Madrid. He wishes everyone could enjoy his rise
By Josué Seixas for Yellow and Green Football
Vinícius Júnior played football incessantly as a kid. He still does. At the beginning of our interview, before sitting in his chair to talk, he is playing keepie-uppie and laughing. A few years ago his home pitch was on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Now, at the age of 20, it is the Santiago Bernabéu.
“I have a lot of fond memories with my friends in Rio de Janeiro,” he says. “Every day a part of my time was spent playing football and then flying kites. My father used to drag me away from the field. Man, I even played inside my house, especially on rainy days. There was always something I broke: lights, furniture. When I was four, I fell while playing and had to have three stitches in the back of my head.”
Continue reading…Vinícius Júnior has joined the list of Brazilians who have won La Liga at Real Madrid. He wishes everyone could enjoy his riseBy Josué Seixas for Yellow and Green FootballVinícius Júnior played football incessantly as a kid. He still does. At the beginning of our interview, before sitting in his chair to talk, he is playing keepie-uppie and laughing. A few years ago his home pitch was on the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Now, at the age of 20, it is the Santiago Bernabéu.“I have a lot of fond memories with my friends in Rio de Janeiro,” he says. “Every day a part of my time was spent playing football and then flying kites. My father used to drag me away from the field. Man, I even played inside my house, especially on rainy days. There was always something I broke: lights, furniture. When I was four, I fell while playing and had to have three stitches in the back of my head.” Continue reading…
