Bernie Madoff. Charles Ponzi. Jordan Belfort. Frank Abagnale.
The con man occupies a place in our psyche that intrigues and dumbfounds us. Which is how they make your money.
But for every dollar that has sluiced through the fingers of these men, there is a victim. Some high-powered with absolutely less to lose, others ruined. So it is heartening, once in a while, to hear of a con man so adept at his craft that his story leaves people still warm to his antics even after they have been uncovered.
Carlos Kaiser constructed a 26-year football career without kicking a ball.
Yep.
So at offtheball.com, with the millennial attention span being what it is, we have broken down a beautifully-constructed long-form documentary into a few handy tidbits. The documentary itself is well worth a watch, regardless of the ubiquity of Brazilian budgie-smugglers.
We spoke to Dr. Tom Markham, the producer of the film, about Carlos' incredible life. You can watch the full interview above.
Five things you didn't know about Carlos Kaiser:
He was best friends with Romario and Bebeto
He played for the best teams in Brazil... without playing for them
He gifted Edmundo a car
He ended up on the Brazilian version of Match of the Day
The players were eventually in on the con...
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