{"id":20517,"date":"2017-06-08T12:50:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/?p=20517"},"modified":"2017-06-08T12:50:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:50:23","slug":"ayrton-senna-e-o-futebol-5-historias-curiosas-do-piloto-envolvendo-o-esporte-mais-popular-do-mundo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/ayrton-senna-e-o-futebol-5-historias-curiosas-do-piloto-envolvendo-o-esporte-mais-popular-do-mundo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayrton Senna and football: 5 amusing stories about the driver and the most popular Sport in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20520 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/1992-Pescara-It\u00e1lia-Sele\u00e7\u00e3o-do-Pilotos-contra-Dirigentes-e-T\u00e9cnicos-da-Equipe-de-Futebol-Local.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"404\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Exactly 27 years ago, Ayrton Senna won the Canadian Formula One GP a few moments before the Brazilian football squad made its debut in the 1990 World Cup against Sweden, in Italy. With that story in mind, the official Ayrton Senna website has compiled a few other interesting stories about the driver\u2019s relationship with football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">1- Senna and the Brazilian squad win on the same day<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The 1990 Canadian GP was the first F1 race that had Cl\u00e9ber Machado as its main commentator, on Brazilian TV. Galv\u00e3o Bueno, who usually covered most races, was involved in the broadcast of the Brazilian football squad, which started right after Ayrton Senna\u2019s celebration on the podium, in Montreal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Before the race, Senna talked about the fact He was racing on the same day of the match. \u201cI was never a football fanatic, but it\u2019s impossible not to support the team. The World Cup moves the spirit of every single Brazilian. It\u2019s just a shame that I probably won\u2019t be able to watch our first game\u201d, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The squad scored a 2-1 victory against the Swedes, in Turin, and the race was capped off with a Brazilian one-two, with Nelson Piquet in second place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DkLgp2yV4qs<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">2- He raises the Brazilian flag after the squad is taken aout of the 1986 World Cup<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">A strong connection between Ayrton Senna and football was forged four years before that, in 1986, when the driver won the Detroit GP and raised the Brazilian flag for the first time inside his cockpit. It was one of the highpoints of his career, and the gesture epitomized Senna\u2019s pride in being Brazilian. Just like very football fan in the country, he was sad about the national squad\u2019s loss to France in the World Cup, one day earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As a Lotus-Renault driver, Senna made sure to display his national pride in front of the French members of his team, who teased him mercilessly after the Brazilian squad was taken out of the tournament in a penalty shoot-out, after a final score of 1-1 in the regular match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayrton Senna-Detroit 1986\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OBJK2gvDgmU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">3- Senna\u2019s frustrated attempt at playing goalkeeper<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Two years later, in 1988, Senna decided to take part in a soccer match in Bali, Indonesia, where He was celebrating his first F1 world title, won in Japan the week before. The driver tried being a goalkeeper and\u2026 Let\u2019s just say it didn\u2019t turn out that great! Take a look at a few newspaper articles, published at the time, about Senna\u2019s right wrist sprain (only in portuguese). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20530\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20530\" style=\"width: 421px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mao2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mao2.jpg 723w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/mao2-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jornal: Not\u00edcias Populares &#8211; 11\/05\/1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20533\" style=\"width: 1083px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-20533 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MaoImobilizada-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1083\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MaoImobilizada-1.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MaoImobilizada-1-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MaoImobilizada-1-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/MaoImobilizada-1-768x341.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jornal do Brasil &#8211; 11\/12\/1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">4- Senna in the F1 Drivers Football Squad (Nazionali Piloti)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">In 1992, already a three-time champion, Senna was selected for the F1 Drivers Football Squad (Nazionale Piloti) \u2013 a team that still plays in charity events all over Europe. The match took place in Pescara, Italy, and Ayrton scored one of the goals in a 4-4 tie with a squad made up of managers and coaches of local football teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayrton Senna Jogando no Time Nazionale Piloti - Futebol - Soccer\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x9urKvdU2AM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">5 \u2013 We\u2019re four-time champions!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The fifth story about Ayrton Senna and football took place in 1994, when the driver and the Brazilian squad made a pact to bring two fourth titles to Brazil \u2013 in F1 and in football. After a tense penalty shoot-out against Italy in the World Cup, held in the USA, the &#8220;soccer&#8221; squad won its long-desired fourth world title, after a 24-year wait. During the celebration, one sign stood out among the players and staff. It said: \u201cSenna\u2026 We\u2019ve sped up together. We\u2019re four-time champions!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The historic achievement was recalled by Ra\u00ed, who wore the squad\u2019s number 10 jersey at the time, in an interview to Senna TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayrton Senna e a Sele\u00e7\u00e3o Brasileira de Futebol |Com Ra\u00ed | #SennaTV - 013\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g7oWciNqpxE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exactly 27 years ago, Ayrton Senna won the Canadian Formula One GP a few moments before the Brazilian football squad made its debut in the 1990 World Cup against Sweden, in Italy. With that story in mind, the official Ayrton Senna website has compiled a few other interesting stories about the driver\u2019s relationship with football. 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