Alan Kardec Is The New Marco van Basten (Or MvB Jr.)

October 13th, 2009 | by: chris |

Who says this year’s U20 World Cup is a watered down edition of an already watered down fountain soda? Alan Kardec, one of those ‘names’ back home in Brazil dotting the wish lists of European clubs, put in what can only be the goal of the tournament and a goal which will only serve to build his burgeoning reputation. Within mere seconds of it hitting the back of the net, the name ‘van Basten’ was uttered, praise saved for only the highest of high volleys.

And it was.

The angle on Alan’s was tighter, but van Basten’s was from further away and was a full volley, not off the bounce, so they’re not quite on par. Of course Kardec is only 20, so his junior has plenty of time to graduate into a full-on adult MvB.

And this was the only goal in what was a very un-Brazilian game, but the only goal in a tepid semifinal is still enough to get into the final – or so you may have heard.

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Meanwhile Ghana made it to Friday’s final on the back of the best team boot color scheme coordination in the tournament.

Well, they had to win their game against Hungary, but I would’ve sent them through on their shoes alone.

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http://www.assyriska.theoffside.com Luka

Alan Kardec. Now that’s an unusual name for a Brazilian.
sandrahn

Luka, Alan Kardec or Allan Kardec is very common in Brazil because it is the name of a revered spiritual figure in Brazil – he’s a 19th century French spiritist who has a huge following in Brazil, esp. in the south. There are streets and landmarks named after him. His wikipedia page is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Kardec