Muniz appeared on the hit Brazilian show TV Globo, where officials for Barcelona saw his story. He then showed off his skills at a training session in Saquarema.
Gabriel Muniz is impressing soccer fans all around the world with his inspiring story. Despite not having feet, the boy is one of the best soccer players in his school. That is just how this little kid rolls, according to his mom. He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell. Muniz continues to exceed expectations, not willing to consider himself with a handicap. He even
An 11-year-old Brazilian boy has earned a place at the Barcelona football team's summer training camp - despite being born without feet.
has ankle prosthetics, but the report states he ditches those to play soccer, even against older kids. By then, Catalan officials were so moved that they offered him an invitation to travel to Barcelona's September academy. There he will get a chance to see all the players he would consider putting on a dream team of sorts. Here is the wonderful side Muniz would pick if he were the Catalan manager: Me, Messi, Dani Alves, Villa, Iniesta, Xavi, Victor Valdez, Adriano, Puyol, Pique, Mascherano and Sanchez. Source: Sam Daily Times