After Barcelona’s Raphinha, criticizing the FIFA Club World Cup during the European Football holidays, former player Zico countered the Brazilian team striker and recalled the selected World Cup calendar.
Galinho went further and pinned a raphinha about the Qatar Cup dispute, which, unlike FIFA’s traditional calendar, was held between November and December 2022.
“No one knew yesterday that it would have this competition. She was already defined for a long time. He, perhaps, was lucky that the only World Cup he played was mid -season, where FIFA messed up the calendar of world football to satisfy Qatar. If he had played like everyone, on vacation, he would not give this statement,” Zico told the “score TV”.
The idol took the opportunity to remember his career as a player. According to him, the athletes played several matches throughout the season and sometimes made “agreements” so that the holidays were not harmed.
“We never had this question of ‘Ah, invaded our holidays to play the end of the year’, the last game of the season. We went there and played and then went on vacation. And we have already made several agreements. Each one speaks what they want, each one has the right to talk, to have their reasons, but it can’t say one thing and in a year.”
What Raphinha said about the World Cup
At an event held on Friday (27), in São Paulo, shortly after the end of the European season.
“Particularly speaking, like a person who plays outside, in a European team, we would be on vacation, I’m on vacation, they would be on vacation. An example: Marquinhos and Beraldo do Paris, played the Champions final, nor celebrated right, traveled to play with the second game, came back to play the World Cup. They have not stopped.
“We have to give up our holidays by obligation is very complicated. It’s our right, everyone is in agreement and everyone deserves at least a month of vacation, three weeks,” he added.
Raphinha also criticized the conduct of FIFA and other entities responsible for organizing the calendar. For him, there was a lack of dialogue with the athletes.
“At no time did they ask the dates players, if they wanted to. But not, you have to go and point. And we accept orders and have to go and be there playing. I’m talking like a European club player.
