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Dante: Gone but not forgotten

Related Topics: Dante Alighieri, France

The 33-year-old is enjoying a renaissance in France and while a Selecao return may be unlikely, he'd certainly be no stranger this time around

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Dante could have walked along the Copacabana without attracting a glance, merely another face in the crowd. Like so many of his compatriots, he has played almost his entire career abroad.

The Salvador native headed to Europe after barely more than a single season in Brazil. His dream of returning home for the Selecao’s first World Cup on home soil in more than half a century was for so long little more than a pipedream.