Remember Kerlon, the young Brazilian famous for his seal dribble? He runs with the ball while balancing it on his head. I'm not sure how effective it is but I am sure that opposition defenders don't take kindly to it, and one was sent off yesterday for hacking down Kerlon mid-circus trick.
The above footage is from cruzeiro's derby against Atletico Mineiro yesterday. Go to the 1:30 mark and you'll see Kerlon try his move for Cruzeiro and AM defender Coelho's uncompromising response. Cruzeiro eventually won the derby 4-3, but AM goalscorer Marinho had a word of warning for the youngster. "I don't think he should do that in a derby," he said. "I hope he learns, he could have got hurt."
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