By Victor Kanayo
Another worrisome situation has reared up in Paris, France, after former Brazil football star was reportedly robbed on Friday, July 26, 2024, a day that the opening ceremony of 2024 Olympics was scheduled to happen.
According to report from Daily Mail, the items stolen were contained in his briefcase which contained £420,000 worth of jewels and bank notes.
Zico is in Paris as part of Brazil’s Olympics delegation that has seen a host of athletes make the trip from the South American nation and hope to lift titles in football and other events.
The 71-year-old had travelled to France to watch the Olympics get underway and is now the alleged victim of a frightening ordeal that has seen him suffer a huge financial loss.
Police have now began an investigation into the incident and France’s Brigade for the Repression of Banditry is expected to be in charge of finding the perpetrators.
Other similar incidents are also reported to have taken place at the Games with Argentina head coach Javier Mascherano complaining that his team’s Olympic training base was robbed before their game against Morocco.
The veteran is a legend in Brazilian football where he earned iconic status at Flamengo during an astonishing period of success in the club’s history.
He spent the majority of his career at one of the nation’s most prestigious teams, winning several top titles including four Brazilian top-flight championships and the Intercontinental Cup where Flamengo beat Liverpool 3-0.
