A day in the life of the worst football team in the world

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A day in the life of the worst football team in the world

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This is Mauro Shampoo, the most iconic Brazilian footballer you've never heard of. "Pelé, Maradona & Zico were all No 10s, and so was I. I played for the worst team in the world, but I was still a No 10. I was the best of the worst, show." https://t.co/7pLKXYujlK

Íbis SC call themselves 'the worst team in the world'. They once went four years without winning. Their mascot is called Little Defeat. Their biggest icon is a hairdresser called Mauro Shampoo, who only ever scored one goal. So why is everyone so happy? https://t.co/4HrkttWRlv

⚽️👍🏼 @nytimes + Íbis https://t.co/CeFeGRNKTJ

He used to be homeless. When I was at his salon, he got a phone call. He answered like this: "This is Mauro Shampoo from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, broadcasting to the world. Footballer, hairdresser, man, at your service. Let’s go, show, show, show!" https://t.co/7pLKXYujlK

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He used to be homeless. When I was at his salon, he got a phone call. He answered like this: "This is Mauro Shampoo from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, broadcasting to the world. Footballer, hairdresser, man, at your service. Let’s go, show, show, show!" https://t.co/7pLKXYujlK

This is Mauro Shampoo, the most iconic Brazilian footballer you've never heard of. "Pelé, Maradona & Zico were all No 10s, and so was I. I played for the worst team in the world, but I was still a No 10. I was the best of the worst, show." https://t.co/7pLKXYujlK

A small legend stitched into the collar of Ibis Sport Club's red-and-black jerseys says it all. "The worst team in the world," it reads. Between 1980 and 1984, Ibis won none of their 55 matches. Their goal difference over that period was minus 206. Ibis say this was the longest

Íbis SC call themselves 'the worst team in the world'. They once went four years without winning. Their mascot is called Little Defeat. Their biggest icon is a hairdresser called Mauro Shampoo, who only ever scored one goal. So why is everyone so happy? https://t.co/4HrkttWRlv

"I am hungrier than I was 25 years ago. I feel more alive than ever." Why Benfica are banking on José Mourinho, fuelled by a sense of unfinished business, to conjure a bit of the old devil magic and bring the glory days back to the Estádio da Luz https://t.co/jmn0ZqICqG

Brazil's defeat to Bolivia last night brought the curtain down on their worst qualification campaign ever. Lots of work for Carlo Ancelotti to do. Not much time in which to do it https://t.co/Xfc7pn4Kcs

Brazil's defeat to Bolivia last night brought the curtain down on their worst qualification campaign ever. Lots of work for Carlo Ancelotti to do. Not much time in which to do it https://t.co/Xfc7pn4Kcs

Ecuador beat Argentina last night. That's 11 matches unbeaten. They finish second in South American World Cup qualifying, above Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia. "The feeling among the players and staff is that we are in a position to make history" https://t.co/M1aY3JoZgJ

Also: 18 qualifiers, FIVE goals conceded. Five! https://t.co/M1aY3JoZgJ

Ecuador beat Argentina last night. That's 11 matches unbeaten. They finish second in South American World Cup qualifying, above Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia. "The feeling among the players and staff is that we are in a position to make history" https://t.co/M1aY3JoZgJ

Really engaging guy. We spoke about the growing confidence of Ecuadorian players, learning from previous WC experience with Chile & Argentina, and why *not* playing at altitude highlights La Tri's "leap in quality" https://t.co/M1aY3JoZgJ