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    From Favela to Superstar | The Story Of Gabriel Jesus
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    From Favela to Superstar | The Story Of Gabriel Jesus



    Gabriel Jesus’ incredible rise to stardom has not come easy…This is a story of a kid from a small favela chasing a dream and reaching it.

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    31 Comments

    1. A H on

      Dear Copa90 Do you know who you should do "The Story Of" …. Victor Moses, check out his story, its that of many African English players, but his is very emotional. Don't want to give the story away but check it out if you don't know already because he is so unassuming that the juxtaposition would make for a good documentary.

    4. Iv0rySh0es on

      I love when these videos of my fellow countrymen pop up, because these stories pretty much consist of 90% of Brasilian players. Well, probably 90% of Latino players came from similar if not same path; there are few exceptions.

    19. Ryan on

      What I want to know is the details. Nice to know the story of where they came from, but apart from blindly accepting natural talent: What did he love practicing by himself and during games as a kid; did he play with older kids and adults regularly; what are his most notable attributes as a player? It's like we are meant to infer all these things and simply accept, look he's just better than everybody else. It's a luck and timing thing, not just performance and numbers!

    23. 🇲🇽 Lozano Calixto on

      I thought he came from the streets I did not know he played for palmeiras . I thought they found him playing in the street and he was so good that man city gave a deal . Oh 😥 my ignorance nonetheless I love 🇧🇷 .

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