"Heleno de Freitas was clearly a gypsy," the Uruguayan poet Eduardo Galeano wrote. "He had Rudolph Valentino's face and the temper of a mad dog. On the playing field he sparkled. One night, in a casino, he lost all his money. Another night, who knows where, he lost all his desire to live."
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Another J-Wil special from deep in the archives...
Jonathon Wilson is like the Football Wanderer, trudging the globe watching games and collecting stories. In my dreams I'm him.
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