STP may be to SIP what Brazil's Garrincha was to Pele. While the world knows all too well about the genius of Pele, the winner of three football world cups, few outside Brazil remember the brilliance of Garrincha, the architect of Brazil's 1962 World Cup win. Only a handful can recall that Pele hardly kicked a ball in that edition (he got injured early in the tournament) and that it was Garrincha who inspired the Seleção, as the Brazil team is popularly known, to win that World Cup.
This article was originally published on January 09, 2024.