8 years ago
Soccer's Ultimate Con Man Was a Superstar Who Couldn't Play the Game
How does an athlete without athletic prowess maintain a 20-year career? Brazilian soccer star Carlos Kaiser had it all: exclusive contracts with popular teams, money, fame, and women. The professional soccer star was only missing one thing: the ability to play soccer. Arguably the greatest con artist in all of sports history, Kaiser (birth name Carlos Henrique Raposo) was able to maintain a career that spanned nearly two decades while playing in as few games as possible and never scoring a goal.
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