Brazil could lose the 2003 U-20 Crown which they won at UAE(u-20 world cup) after it emerged they fielded an over-age player.
Spain were beaten 1-0 in the final in the United Arab Emirates and Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Junior, who now plays for Figueirense, claimed his date of birth was January 24, 1983 - but was actually born five years before.
FIFA can strip Brazil of their crown and the former Caxias midfielder defended his deception on the grounds that he needed to provide for his impoverished family.
"I regret it, but I did not think this in that moment. I wanted to help my family," he said in an tearful interview with TV channel RBS.
"I went to my house every day and my mother did not have food. I falsified my age to have money, but I regret it. The truth always appears."
"I needed to give a good future to my family. I was playing in Rio de Janeiro when people offered the false documents to me. If I did not accept it, maybe I would be stealing now."
"The player is temporarily suspended. Figueirense was not banned because they did not take advantage of the player's age," confirmed STJD director general Paulo Marcos Schmit.
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Spain were beaten 1-0 in the final in the United Arab Emirates and Carlos Alberto de Oliveira Junior, who now plays for Figueirense, claimed his date of birth was January 24, 1983 - but was actually born five years before.
FIFA can strip Brazil of their crown and the former Caxias midfielder defended his deception on the grounds that he needed to provide for his impoverished family.
"I regret it, but I did not think this in that moment. I wanted to help my family," he said in an tearful interview with TV channel RBS.
"I went to my house every day and my mother did not have food. I falsified my age to have money, but I regret it. The truth always appears."
"I needed to give a good future to my family. I was playing in Rio de Janeiro when people offered the false documents to me. If I did not accept it, maybe I would be stealing now."
"The player is temporarily suspended. Figueirense was not banned because they did not take advantage of the player's age," confirmed STJD director general Paulo Marcos Schmit.
very sad news for Him
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