WORLD CUP HERO VOZINHA REGRETS HIS SUDDEN FAME

Vozinha, who reached the top of the football world with his extraordinary performance for Cape Verde in the World Cup, rebelled against the heavy burden brought by fame. Speaking to The Observer newspaper, the 40-year-old experienced goalkeeper explained the dramatic change in his life in all its bareness. Vozinha, who lived a quiet life in the Portuguese second league just 6 months ago, turned into a global phenomenon after the tournament. The successful goalkeeper, who carried Cape Verde to the last 32 round and became a giant in his goal especially in the match played against Spain, experienced an incredible explosion on social media after that encounter. His Instagram account, which had 56.000 followers before the match, exceeded the 1 million threshold in hours with the campaign of the Brazilian broadcaster CazéTV. The leading actor of the team that drew with Uruguay and took Argentina to extra time in the tournament wears the jersey of the Chilean team Colo-Colo today. Warning people who only see the positive side of fame, the talented goalkeeper expressed the difficulties he experienced with the words, "I lost my peace and tranquillity. I no longer have any privacy. I go out, I go to a restaurant, and there’s always someone who wants to take a photo with me or asks me for an autograph." Stating that he was very disturbed by this situation, Vozinha expressed his great longing for his old days by saying, "To be honest, if I were offered a choice between the life I have today and the life I had before, I would choose my old life." Despite reaching the peak of his career and being nominated for the Ballon d'Or by entering among the best 10 goalkeepers in the world, Vozinha felt a great sadness because even his mother had to deal with fans coming to the house. The successful goalkeeper currently continues his preparations in the national team camp for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

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