Roberto Carlos will play for the English pub team.
LONDON: The Brazil World Cup winner Roberto Carlos is set to appear in the English pub team after they bought his services through a transfer raffle on auction site eBay.
The former fullback of 48 years who played with Real Madrid and was well-known for his free kicks swerving and free kicks is set to swap the yellow jersey of Brazil in exchange for the red shirt worn by Shrewsbury & District League side The Bull In The Barne.
He is scheduled to be an extra in a game in February.
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“You pay PS5 to enter the raffle for a chance to have a pro sign for your team. One of our lads said in a group chat, ‘let’s just give it a go’ and we ended up winning it,” club secretary and striker Matthew Brown told BBC Radio Shropshire.
“I went out on Friday night and woke up with a bit of a sore head on Saturday, and I had messages from people saying ‘is it true about Roberto Carlos?’ and at that point, I was thinking ‘it can’t have happened, it’s just a dream.”
Carlos Hector, who was the winner of Brazil’s 2002 World Cup with Brazil and three Champions League and four La Liga titles with Real Madrid, might find the changing facilities less straightforward than what he’s accustomed to.
“We play on a pitch next to Hanwood Village Hall. The changing room is proper Sunday league, pretty basic, a couple of the showers don’t work,” Brown stated.
The Brazilian legend’s surprise appearance may be a good excuse for a day off for the main left-back.
“Liam Turrall is, in my opinion, the best left-back in Shropshire, but he’s probably going to have to take one game out for us – he’s a cracking player, but Roberto Carlos is another level,” Brown stated.
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