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The Seleçao star that shunned every Brazilian's dream to honour his brother

Matt Morley 5 years ago 3.8k |

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Miranda chose to play in defence to honour his brother. EFE
Miranda chose to play in defence to honour his brother. EFE
Former Liverpool man Jamie Carragher once made waves on 'Monday Night Football' when he insisted that "no one grows up wanting to be a right-back" and perhaps his statement is most true in Brazil, where in truth, no one grows up wanting to be a defender at all... except for Joao Miranda.