As the focus of the soccer world feast is about to kick off, there is a sudden change in the Brazilian team. According to the Spanish media daily sports newspaper revealed that the star Nima in the Brazilian presidential election in the public voice in support of a candidate, this behavior violates the tacit agreement between the players to remain silent, provoked some players within the team dissatisfaction, and even triggered the Brazilian legend Zulianu Birnambukenu's public accusations.
With the smoke of the Brazilian presidential election in the air, the Brazilian internationals had agreed not to voice their opinions in the election in order to focus on their preparation for the World Cup. However, Nima repeatedly pulled for candidate Bolsonaro in a high-profile manner, utilizing his vast social network and even promising to dedicate his first goal of the World Cup final week to Bolsonaro. As a result, Bolsonaro failed to be re-elected and Nima became a target of attack by supporters of new president Lula, which could lead to internal conflicts within the Brazilian national team.
Former Brazilian international P Zulianu even launched a recent tirade against Nima: "I am disgusted to see a right-wing player like Nima supporting fascists. We all come from the grassroots, we are the people, how can we be on opposite sides?" Indeed, in addition to Nima, Brazilian right-hander Daniel has also appeared for Bolsonaro's ticket.
Looking back at the 2018 World Cup, German midfielder Ausl sparked a furor in German soccer for his support of Turkey's dictatorial President Erdogan, with a large number of fans calling for his exclusion from the national team. Although Ossl eventually played in the tournament, Germany underperformed and finished bottom of the group stage.
