Brazilian journalist duped by Scolari lookalike Last updated 07:09 20/06/2014 TODD BENSON Its a World Cup reporters dream. You board a plane and whos on the flight with you? Luiz Felipe Scolari, the coach of Brazils national football team. Or at least thats what Mario Sergio Conti, one of Brazils best-known syndicated columnists, thought yesterday on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo. Instead, it turned out to be Vladimir Palomo, a Scolari lookalike who proceeded to give Conti an interview as if he were Big Phil himself. In the interview, Palomo praised young striker Neymar, cited the Netherlands, Germany and Italy as tough rivals for Brazil, and voiced surprise at Spains early elimination from the World Cup. He also said he remained confident in Brazils chances despite Wednesdays scoreless draw with Mexico. Three of Brazils most-read news websites - Folha de S.Paulo, O Globo and UOL - all published the interview on Thursday. Hours later, when it emerged that Scolari had spent the day in Fortaleza and hadnt been on the flight, all three promptly took down the interview and published apologies for the mix-up.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:03:32 +0000
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