Alex Bellos World Cup 2014 column: Brazilian players are unique for their nicknames...

[Dharmabum]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...red-and-paulinho-are-undeserving-9541811.html

 

[michaelden]

My fuck what a waste of time! It was such a load of pointless drivel.

 

[thinktank]

Paulinho is the diminutive of Paulo, Fred is an abbreviation of Frederico and Hulk is named after the Incredible Hulk.

Fucking 'ell, I thought it was derived from one of his real names. He really is named after The Hulk.

 

[youngyids]

Fucking 'ell, I thought it's was derived from one of his real names. He really is named after The Hulk.

IT's amazing. None of his 4 or 5 names even sound like that lol

 

[beats1]

Fucking 'ell, I thought it's was derived from one of his real names. He really is named after The Hulk.

IT's amazing. None of his 4 or 5 names even sound like that lol

Its not his real name and he got it from Japan because he looks like The Hulk.

Though kind of looks like Blanco

 

[thinktank]

Its not his real name and he got it from Japan because he looks like The Hulk.

Though kind of looks like Blanco

He looks like pete sampras there.lol

 

[beats1]

He looks like pete sampras there.lol

I meant Blanca from street fighter in that picture

Though here he looks more like Hulkish