
Brazil’s Atletico Goianiense roster includes Michael Jackson, Mahatma Gandhi and John Lennon…but not the ones you know.
FoxSports.com reports: HOW about this for a football trio? A team with Michael Jackson playing alongside John Lennon and Mahatma Gandhi.
Carlos Adriano, director of football for Brazilian Serie B side Atletico Goianiense, tells reporters the club has signed a forward known as Michael Jackson – his real name is Carlos Adriano de Sousa Cruz.
Like many Brazilian players, he goes by a nickname rather than his family name, or given name.
Jackson could play with team members including John Lennon – full name John Lennon Silva Santos – and Mahatma Gandhi, whose full name is Mahatma Gandhi Heber Pio.
Jackson has played with Brazilian clubs Palmeiras and Fluminense, and had a stint playing in China.
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