Kaiser: football’s greatest conman

The Upshot

They call him the greatest footballer who never played: Carlos Henrique Raposo, aka Kaiser.

The Brazilian had a glittering career in the 1980s... without ever kicking a ball.

From orgies with Berlusconi to gun-wielding gangsters, meet football's finest conman…

Links from the pod:

Kaiser’s wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer)

Watch the excellent documentary on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kaiser-Bernado-Paula/dp/B07J1Z1VXC

Photo with Renato Gaucho: https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/35043d050bed1fd82c78a1332217047d39c12256/0_659_5905_3543/master/5905.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none

Working as a personal trainer for women: https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/uQoaC3Qz7P_jg54MUnPV2Q--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNQ--/https://media.zenfs.com/en-CA/homerun/article.442.com/ee8ce4c31ed81eccf53b4319a4062a0c

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