128081 ***EXCLUSIVE*** BELEM, BRAZIL - UNDATED: (L-R) Prof Marcos Martins directing Cafu, Alberto Capacidade and Nego as they hold Pety and Robinho in a special defensive wall against a freekick during a training session in Belem, Brazil. WITH his silky skills and eye for goal, 27-year-old Casemiro is every inch the Brazilian footballer - 39 inches to be precise. The tiny striker, known as Wagner Love, is the star player for the countrys top Dwarf football team: The Gigantes do Norte. And far from being a laughing stock, this talented group of Ronald-tinios are playing - and beating - teams almost twice their size. They use full-size pitches and goals but are allowed to bend one rule: they can carry a teammate on their shoulders when defending a free-kick. Their coach says some players would easily be professionals if they were born taller. The team, whose name means the Giants of the North, are based in Belem, Para State, North Brazil. They are credited with helping combat prejudice against dwarfs. PHOTOGRAPH BY Antonio Cicero / Barcroft Media UK Office, London. T +44 845 370 2233 W barcroftmedia USA Office, New York City. T +1 212 796 2458 W barcroftusa Indian Office, Delhi. T +91 11 4053 2429 W barcroftindia Antonio Cicero / Barcroft Media
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