The story of Marquinhos, who went through poverty and hunger in the favelas, is a common story in Brazilian football, but still touching. Lives in a concrete shack. I slept with my brothers in a small room on a dirty mattress on the floor. Sometimes I went without lunch or dinner because my parents had no money for food. To reassure his mother, he said: "I will become a soccer player and change the history of our family." However, the main person in Markinus' life was his father. His father is a football fan who dedicated his life to promoting his son's career. He gave Marky his first ball at the age of three. Every day I went with him to the stadium, where they played for money with other guys, and earned money for food. The father got up at five in the morning, caught fish and sold them in the market to fuel his old motorcycle and take his son to practice. When Marquinhos had to buy a ticket to go to the academy, his father sold his motorcycle for it. When he joined Atlético Mineiro at the age of 15, the first thing he did was share this news with his father: "The day I passed the screening was one of the most special days of my life. I saw in my father's look, you know that look when your father looks at you and seems to say: "I'm proud of you". My father was strict and didn't like to talk much, but you could see everything in his eyes." Two years ago, the Brazilian's father died after falling from a bridge on a motorcycle. So, his father's bicycle gave birth to Markinos the soccer player, but killed his father, thanks to whom he fell in love with soccer. Symbolic and tragic. My father believed that Marcinius could become a champion with Spartacus. I don't know about other players, but I know for sure who the Brazilian will dedicate this victory to someday.

The story of Marquinhos, who went through poverty and hunger in the favelas, is a common story in Brazilian football, but still touching. Lives in a concrete shack. I slept with my brothers in a small room on a dirty mattress on the floor. Sometimes I went without lunch or dinner because my parents had no money for food. To reassure his mother, he said: "I will become a soccer player and change the history of our family." However, the main person in Markinus' life was his father. His father is a football fan who dedicated his life to promoting his son's career. He gave Marky his first ball at the age of three. Every day I went with him to the stadium, where they played for money with other guys, and earned money for food. The father got up at five in the morning, caught fish and sold them in the market to fuel his old motorcycle and take his son to practice. When Marquinhos had to buy a ticket to go to the academy, his father sold his motorcycle for it. When he joined Atlético Mineiro at the age of 15, the first thing he did was share this news with his father: "The day I passed the screening was one of the most special days of my life. I saw in my father's look, you know that look when your father looks at you and seems to say: "I'm proud of you". My father was strict and didn't like to talk much, but you could see everything in his eyes." Two years ago, the Brazilian's father died after falling from a bridge on a motorcycle. So, his father's bicycle gave birth to Markinos the soccer player, but killed his father, thanks to whom he fell in love with soccer. Symbolic and tragic. My father believed that Marcinius could become a champion with Spartacus. I don't know about other players, but I know for sure who the Brazilian will dedicate this victory to someday.