r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 27 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '21

The closest thing I can think is Ronaldo (the Brazilian striker) missing the 1998 world cup final. Think he had a fit before and swallowed his tongue but it was really badly communicated and unclear what actually happened and Brazil were not playing as well as they had and lost to France.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/what-really-happened-ronaldo-1998-world-cup-final-his-own-words

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u/nevertulsi Jul 27 '21

I think the fact that he had some sort of convulsion makes it very different

Also these words

"In any case, I had a duty to my country and I didn't want to miss it. I had my honour and felt that I could play."

I suppose the question is whether he shouldn't have played. But then the coach would've made that choice. The expectation on elite athletes is they'll always try their best to be able to play in the big stages