Uniquim
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So I was reading a recent interview with these two, and the article mentioned that they have a joint autobiography coming out next week(!), called the Sunshine Kids.
Figured I'd share the intel, because it's going to be a lovely read most likely, and going by how much they seem to love United, it should have a lot of fun stories. Most of the interview Rafael have given in recent years have been a lot of fun to read. And Alex Ferguson has written the foreword (snippet below):
“Every time I hear their names mentioned I smile,” Ferguson writes in the foreword to the book. “Of all the great players I managed, no one delighted me as much as these two young lads. Not that I put them in the lead in regard to performance, but in terms of their manner, their character and personality they took some beating.”
Don't think I can copy everything from the article, but enjoyed this part:
“When we arrived from Brazil, there was no one who could tell us apart,” says Fabio. “You would arrive for training and, in the space of a few minutes, people would say ‘good morning’ twice. You had already said ‘good morning’ to that same person just a few minutes earlier and now they were saying it again.”
[...] In one game at Barnsley, the referee Chris Foy was so confused he showed Fabio a yellow card for a tackle committed by Rafael (the booking was later overturned on appeal).
Rafael would sometimes wear Fabio’s wedding ring to play tricks on team-mates and members of staff. Even Sir Alex Ferguson found it confusing sometimes, judging by one of the stories Fabio tells about copping the “hairdryer” treatment on behalf of his brother. “I’d plead my innocence and he would get angrier for a second before he realised the entire dressing room was quiet because I was telling the truth. ‘Oh, fecking hell’, he would say, and then everyone would just burst out laughing. Him, too.”
Seems the book will touch on Rafael's disappointment in leaving (the Van Gaal situation), Fabio's anxiety before games etc. too, so not just the sunshine parts.
Also, here's Fabio & Rafael's thoughts on next season:
Fabio: "[...] And next season… champions! Champions! I really believe it. I’m telling you, something fantastic is happening. I can see the team growing these last two years. I’m very confident they can win the title now.”
Rafael is smiling because of his brother’s optimism. “I did an interview one year ago and I said then, ‘Be patient’. Now, people can see United are getting back. They grew last season. If you cannot see that United are now better than before, you are not watching the same sport as me. And I hope they lift this trophy because I love Manchester United and I love Ole, too."
Figured I'd share the intel, because it's going to be a lovely read most likely, and going by how much they seem to love United, it should have a lot of fun stories. Most of the interview Rafael have given in recent years have been a lot of fun to read. And Alex Ferguson has written the foreword (snippet below):
“Every time I hear their names mentioned I smile,” Ferguson writes in the foreword to the book. “Of all the great players I managed, no one delighted me as much as these two young lads. Not that I put them in the lead in regard to performance, but in terms of their manner, their character and personality they took some beating.”
Don't think I can copy everything from the article, but enjoyed this part:
“When we arrived from Brazil, there was no one who could tell us apart,” says Fabio. “You would arrive for training and, in the space of a few minutes, people would say ‘good morning’ twice. You had already said ‘good morning’ to that same person just a few minutes earlier and now they were saying it again.”
[...] In one game at Barnsley, the referee Chris Foy was so confused he showed Fabio a yellow card for a tackle committed by Rafael (the booking was later overturned on appeal).
Rafael would sometimes wear Fabio’s wedding ring to play tricks on team-mates and members of staff. Even Sir Alex Ferguson found it confusing sometimes, judging by one of the stories Fabio tells about copping the “hairdryer” treatment on behalf of his brother. “I’d plead my innocence and he would get angrier for a second before he realised the entire dressing room was quiet because I was telling the truth. ‘Oh, fecking hell’, he would say, and then everyone would just burst out laughing. Him, too.”
Seems the book will touch on Rafael's disappointment in leaving (the Van Gaal situation), Fabio's anxiety before games etc. too, so not just the sunshine parts.
Also, here's Fabio & Rafael's thoughts on next season:
Fabio: "[...] And next season… champions! Champions! I really believe it. I’m telling you, something fantastic is happening. I can see the team growing these last two years. I’m very confident they can win the title now.”
Rafael is smiling because of his brother’s optimism. “I did an interview one year ago and I said then, ‘Be patient’. Now, people can see United are getting back. They grew last season. If you cannot see that United are now better than before, you are not watching the same sport as me. And I hope they lift this trophy because I love Manchester United and I love Ole, too."