Suddenly Feeling Very Old: Remember Bebeto’s ‘Baby Cradle’ Goal Celebration? That Baby Now Plays For Brazil U20s
By Chris Wright
Hark back to 1994, specifically the World Cup of 1994, the quarter-finals. Remember Bebeto scoring Brazil’s second goal against Holland at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and the subsequent ‘baby cradle’ celebration with Mazinho (father of Barcelona starlet Thiago Alcantara) and Romario?
We remember it like it was yesterday. Round Ed de Goey and bosh..
That baby, young Mattheus Oliveira (named after Lothar), born just two days previous, is now 18-years-old, plays for Flamengo and has just recently been drafted into the Brazil U20 squad for the first time.
How old does that make you feel all of a sudden?
*Sigh*
(Thanks to Pies fans Roger Paz and @flotoniutti for the tip-off. Well, we say ‘thanks’…)
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Shitting nora.
Kids born in 1994 can legally drink. MIND. BLOWN.
That match was actually played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Come on guys.
@James: Shit. The final was at the Rose Bowl. Changed now.
Yeah, thanks Pies.
off topic, but why were both sides wearing their away kits?
Mazinho’s kids have grown up too.. Thiago Alcantara (3yo back then) has even been picked 3 times by spain’s A team :). Rafinha was 1yo, he’s now Barcelona B & Spain U19.
Oh, and this “Mattheus” makes me think about something else: I was watching the Palmeiras vs Fluminense this week-end.. and saw a certain “Patrick Vieira” score his first goal in the Brasileirão league. He tied the game at 2-2, giving the league some extra life until Fred (former Lyon) scored again and clinched it for Flu.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTpRyvPQ0y0