The advice of his father that became a beacon in his life. The prophecy of triumph and the eternal halftime. The inventor Louis van Gaal's room. Mario Zagallo's marked deck of cards at the World Cup. The sign from God that brought him to Greece.

His best goal and the one he dreamed of but never achieved. The childhood smile that captivates him. Giovani Silva de Oliveira unfolds in these pages a life filled with titles, adoration, smiles, but also disappointments, criticism, tears.

The life and truths of a man blessed by God.