Team captain Thiago Silva gave the whole team a dose of motivation by recounting a personal story from 11 years ago!

Before Inter and Fluminense’s match in the Club World Cup,

Thiago Silva, the captain of the team, gave a dose of motivation to the whole team by telling a personal story from 11 years ago!

“In 2014 I was playing in the World Cup in Brazil and one day I came home and saw my stepfather was sick and I didn’t know how serious it was,

I went back to the national team camp and he went to the hospital and I went to Paris to start the

pre-season and one day my wife contacted me to say that your godfather passed away, do you know what that means?

I didn’t go to see him because I thought it was simple. Please guys, don’t stop doing it on the court today as long as you can do it now,

don’t put it off because there’s no time, enjoy the moment,

rejoice in the moment but keep feeling responsible, stay loyal to the group, compete hard, go forward! “

As a result, Fluminense made history by beating Inter, the European runners-up,

by two clean goals and advancing to the quarterfinals of the FIFA Club World Cup.

Then the Fluminense coaching staff turned to Thiago Silva, the behind-the-scenes hero of the story!

Thiago Silva, the captain as he should be

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