Recrutado no LinkedIn, pronto para enfrentar a Espanha — o astro cabo-verdiano nascido em Dublin
Embora seja um dos menores países a disputar uma Copa do Mundo, Cabo Verde tem grandes ambições, contando em suas fileiras com um zagueiro nascido em Dublin que já trabalhou em um banco.
Lopes (left) celebrates Cape Verde's World Cup qualification with Deroy Duarte
He was recruited on social media to play for a tiny island nation 3,000 miles from where he was born, and now a former Dublin bank worker looks set to face Spain at the World Cup.
Roberto Lopes' story sounds so far fetched even Hollywood scriptwriters might consider it implausible.
"I was not enjoying the work," says the 33-year-old about his desk job as he reflects on a wild, inspirational journey, from being a white-collar worker in the Republic of Ireland to playing for Cape Verde at their first World Cup.
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