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FIFA World Cup: The curious case of Pedro from Portugal to Qatar's national team
Doha (Qatar), Felix Sanchez, Qatar's manager, on Saturday announced a 26-man squad that has 18 players who graduated from the state-of-the-art Aspire Academy. Among the non-Aspire academy players who stand out is 32-year-old Portuguese-speaking defender Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia, Ro-Ro to his friends.
Till 2010 Pedro was one of the numerous children from an impoverished area of Portugal trying to make it big on the football field in his native Portugal. Born in Algueirao-Mem Martins, Sintra, Portugal of Cape Verdean descent, R�-R� played for several clubs as a youth, including S.L. Benfica where he spent nearly six seasons.
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