Then there are others, such as Fabio Paim, who are crushed under it. He had a great work ethic and I didn't have that.

I would have done it differently, if I could.“I knew what I was doing.

Wait to see Fábio Paim.” If you’re going to listen to anyone for an insight into Portuguese footballing talent, Sporting Lisbon scout Aurélio Pereira is about as good as it gets.

"The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Then there are others, such as Fabio Paim, who are crushed under it.Chances are you have never heard of Paim, a now 32-year-old winger whose rollercoaster career has taken him to the football backwaters of Angola, Qatar, China, Malta, Lithuania and Luxembourg over the past decade.It was in his homeland of Portugal, however, that Paim's once promising career began, with Sporting CP luring the attacker to their youth ranks at just nine years of age.In his early days in Lisbon he would cross paths with a young Ronaldo, who could not help but notice the considerable talent Paim possessed.

I would have been one of the best in the world. "At one point, I could do more than him but I did not have what he had, which is the strength and desire to be what I wanted to be. I had money and I started doing a lot of things I didn’t do before. In the past, yes." When I started playing, I didn’t even have proper boots. In the past, yes.“At one point, I could do more than him but I did not have what he had, which is the strength and desire to be what I wanted to be. "I would change a lot [about my career].

They were Cristiano Ronaldo’s words upon his arrival at Manchester United in 2003.
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He had a great work ethic and I didn't have that. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. Perhaps, the people who were around me," he said.That habit has seemingly been a tough one for Paim to overcome, with the now 32-year-old having allegedly been arrested in Portugal last year for narcotics possession.While Ronaldo continues to score freely for Juventus, the player he thought could have usurped him,"Cristiano Ronaldo is in another world today, there can be no comparison," Paim said in an interview with. I believed I had more talent than everyone else. Portugal's PSP force confirmed a man and a woman aged 31 and 43 had been arrested on suspicion of drugs trafficking, as a number of Portuguese newspapers identified the man as Fabio Paim… "If you think I'm good, just wait until you see Fabio Paim,” Ronaldo reportedly told reporters after arriving at Manchester United from Sporting in 2003.The talented duo, who were more acquaintances than friends in Portugal, seemed destined for big things. I would have done it differently, if I could.“I knew what I was doing. I received more than the players of the main team because there were many clubs that wanted me," Paim told,"I was not used to having money. "Ferrari, Lamborghini, Porsche, Maserati and even a Punto.

".Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. "I would have preferred to have less quality if I had more of the other part. Those three players alone possess almost 350 international caps between them, yet none have excited Pereira quite as much as Fábio Paim.Hardly known as the most modest of people, even Ronaldo himself regarded Paim, a childhood friend, as the better player.

Fábio Paim, 32, de Portugal LZS Starowice Dolne, depuis 2020 Milieu droit Valeur marchande: - * 15 févr. There is no comparison today. I spent lavishly on the ones I wanted.

I wasn’t ready for it.“I didn’t have what young players have now which is an example to follow. This is the transfer history of LZS Starowice player Fábio Paim. Some players, like Cristiano Ronaldo, thrive off the expectation.

I was getting good money and he had a player at the club and that was good for everyone.“If it had been today I would have had more patience.

I thought having talent was enough but it’s not.”.Paim’s legacy may not be the one he nor the rest of Portugal expected, but it could yet be more important than he first anticipated.The nine stages of Freddy Adu’s career: From wonderkid to wanderer,Where are they now? When I started playing, I didn’t even have proper boots. I have always thought that.”.