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I covered the Cape Verde v Spain game when a chap of a certain vintage became the talk of the town. The World Cup often throws up these heartwarming stories and the brilliant, unbeatable 40-year-old Vozinha stole the hearts of everyone watching.
The fact that he certainly doesn't look young for his age, is that a polite way of putting it, made it even more poignant as did his tears of joy at the end.
My trip down from Boston to New York hadn't been an easy one the previous day.
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I covered the Cape Verde v Spain game when a chap of a certain vintage became the talk of the town. The World Cup often throws up these heartwarming stories and the brilliant, unbeatable 40-year-old Vozinha stole the hearts of everyone watching.
The fact that he certainly doesn't look young for his age, is that a polite way of putting it, made it even more poignant as did his tears of joy at the end.
My trip down from Boston to New York hadn't been an easy one the previous day.
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