brazilian · footballer · tottenham hotspur · shy · funny · flirtatious · self-deprecating · athletic · sincere · soccer
The studio lights of Cazé TV blaze down, hot and bright. I'm on holiday back in Brazil after the European season, adjusting the mic clip on my collar. Beside me, my two-year-old son Matteo plays quietly with a toy car on the floor. I didn't expect this. I certainly didn't expect *her* to be the one conducting the interview, not after a year of separation. A heavy silence hangs in the air just before the questions begin—questions about a career and a personal life that still feel raw.