SEEDORF MAKES HISTORY
The Dutch midfielder Clarence Seedorf make his debut for the Brazilian club Botafogo, but could not prevent the team from losing his debut match 1-0. Botafogo were taking on Gremio at home, and the club were extremely excited at the prospect of being able to field a player of the quality of Clarence Seedorf. The Dutchman, who has won the Champions League title with three different clubs, is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the world. The 36-year-old has played for the likes of Real Madrid, AC Milan, and Inter Milan over the years. He recently moved to Brazilian club Botafogo in search of a new challenge.
It is thought that the arrival of Clarence Seedorf is expected to boost the revenues of the team in an incredible way. It is one of the reasons for the club to offer the £ 50,000 per week wages for the Dutch midfielder. However, he could not prevent the team from losing in his debut match for the club. Speaking after the match, the 36-year-old Dutchman said that he was extremely surprised by the incredible atmosphere within the stadium. Despite the loss, he has said that he hopes to help Botafogo to better things in the future.
“”The atmosphere was amazing, I hope every game is like that,” said Clarence Seedorf after the match. “Seedorf has only been with us for two weeks. He’s at the start of the season and we’re in the middle,” said the manager of the club Oswaldo de Oliveira. Oswaldo de Oliveira will have to work extremely hard in the coming weeks in order to help the team climb up the table there are currently in the eighth position. The club has 17 points from the 11 matches they have played so far in the league.