Curtains have fallen on
former Brazilian football star Valdiram Caetano de Morais.
The footballer, better
known as Valdiram, was reportedly found dead in the streets of Santana area in
the city of Sao Paulo on Saturday, April 20.
According to a Mirror
report citing sources in Brazil, Valdiram sunk into dr*g addiction on the
streets years after his exploits in the Copa do Brasil where he once emerged
top scorer.
Three men were arrested in
connection with the former player's death who is said to have been murdered.
However, one of them has
since been released for lack of sufficient evidence, but the other two remain
in custody.
It is believed that
Valdiram has been battling alcoholism and dr*g addiction for a decade now,
living his life off the the streets.
The 36-year old broke to
football stardom while with Brazilian topflight club, Vasco da Gama where he
was teammates with iconic football star, Romario.
He joined Vasco da Gama in
2006, notching an impressive 14 goals in 32 appearances.
Soon after, he is said to
have started missing training sessions, leading to the suspension of his
contract as a disciplinary action.
He went on to feature for
up to 20 teams in a space of 10 years, with spells in Qatar.
In 2018, he was found
living on the streets of Rio de Janeiro, living in squalor and hopelessness.
His condition attracted the
attention of former club, Vasco da Gama, and had him admitted at a
rehabilitation center.
He was discharged months
later, but still went back to the streets, relapsing until his unfortunate
death.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had
reported that Barcelona were reportedly interested in selling Brazil forward
Philippe Coutinho but only to the club that was ready to offer huge some for
his services.
The 26-year-old joined the
Catalans in a six year deal valued around £142 million in January 2018, but had
not been able to live up to his billings at the Camp Nou.
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