“My father was crying with a lot of Brazilians,” the man better known as Pelé remembered. “My father used to say, men should be strong. Men doesn’t cry. Then I saw my father cry when Brazil lost the game.
I watched Brasil play The Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal at a local Brasilian restaurant with the local Brasilian community. Brasil lost and yes, a lot of grown men were in tears.
2014 Semifinal was probably worse.
Germany put in 7 goals in the first half…