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Ex-Brazil Star Paulo Cesar Sold World Cup Gold Medal to Buy Cocaine
Paulo Cesar, member of Brazil's World Cup-winning team of 1970, admitted selling his gold medal for cocaine.
- Indo-Asian News Service
- Updated: April 19, 2015 12:49 PM IST
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Paulo Cesar, a member of Brazil's famed 1970 football World Cup winning team, has admitted he sold the gold medal to buy cocaine.
The former Brazilian star said on Saturday he regretted selling the "precious medal."
The 65-year-old Cesar, who had played for famous Brazilian clubs Botafogo, Flamengo, Fluminense, Gremio, Vasco da Gama and Corinthians, admitted his addiction began in France when playing for Marseille in the 1970s.
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