Face-off: Emerson Royal - ENG
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00:00Let's go.
00:02Very good, look.
00:03Yes!
00:04Hey, goalkeeper.
00:05The goalkeeper was a little bad.
00:06What memories do you have of the favelas and Sao Paulo,
00:08and what importance did it have for you to grow up in an environment like this?
00:11There are people who have prejudice.
00:13Because you come from the favela, they think you can't get there.
00:18Come on!
00:19Why did you choose the number 22?
00:21Yes, from Kaká.
00:22The 22 is from Kaká.
00:24Surely Kaká is a player who is a reference for us Brazilians.
00:28And when I found out I had the number 22,
00:31I didn't think twice and I took it because I want to follow that legacy.
00:46Everton Royal, thank you for being here.
00:48Welcome to AC Milan.
00:50I'll quickly explain the rules of the game.
00:52Okay.
00:53If I score a goal, it's a personal question.
00:56Okay.
00:57If you score a goal, it's a football question.
00:59Okay.
01:00Perfect.
01:01Are you ready?
01:02Yes.
01:17Red question.
01:18We know you have a very particular tattoo.
01:21What does it mean to you to win or to lose?
01:24I put it in Portuguese, which is to win or to lose.
01:27And it means to win or to lose.
01:29It's a phrase I have in my life because when I was a kid,
01:33I'm from the favela, so I always had in my head to win.
01:37I had to win in life to help my family and especially in football.
01:42When I'm on the pitch, I always want to win.
01:45Even if I'm playing a festive game with friends, I always want to win.
01:49So I got this tattoo because it represents me in every way of my life.
01:53What memories do you have of the favelas of São Paulo?
01:55And how important was it for you to grow up in an environment like this?
01:58I know you also have a very important tattoo of the favelas.
02:02Show us, please.
02:04Yes, I have a tattoo of the favela.
02:08I have the favela here and here with my brother.
02:11And here I have the favela.
02:13What does it mean to you?
02:15For me, the favela is everything.
02:17A lot of people think that the favela only has bad things.
02:22But from the bad things of the favela, you can bring good things.
02:25That's what happened to me.
02:27Because I've never had the best conditions when I was a kid.
02:31And there were always gunshots where I lived.
02:35These things made me mature and I wanted to take my family away from there.
02:39So I dream of playing football.
02:42I told my mother, I'm going to play football and I'm going to change your life.
02:45As I told you before, people told me it was impossible because there are people who have prejudice.
02:51Because you come from the favela, you think you can't get there.
02:54And as I told you, my mentality was always to win or win.
02:59Today I can't go there often because it's different.
03:02Life is changing.
03:04But whenever I can, I go there.
03:06I help the kids, I help the foundations in the favela.
03:09Because I know it's important for them to have someone like me helping them.
03:17Wait, wait, wait.
03:19Wait, wait, wait.
03:23I'm really bad at this.
03:25Is there anyone in particular that you think interferes more with this club?
03:30In particular, my son.
03:32My son, my wife and my wife.
03:34Because my son came to change my life.
03:38And my wife is also doing everything to be close to me.
03:42So they are the two people I think about.
03:45Apart from my family, I have my mother and my siblings.
03:48But the main ones are my wife and my son.
03:51And it's always been my dream to be a father.
03:53So I'm really in love with my son.
03:56I want to be with him all the time.
03:58And we have a connection that can't be explained.
04:01And above all, my wife who gives me a lot of love.
04:05And above all, she has brought me my son.
04:07What's your son's name?
04:09Ravi.
04:10And my wife, Estela.
04:12Wait, wait.
04:13I have to score a goal.
04:14You can't...
04:15We'll try, we'll try.
04:16You can't keep scoring goals all the time, brother.
04:19Look.
04:22Look.
04:25Here my cousin is good.
04:27Look.
04:29First question, Negra.
04:30Two years ago you played against Milan in the Champions League.
04:33Do you remember?
04:34What do you remember about those games and the atmosphere of San Siro?
04:37The truth is that when I entered San Siro, I got a heat in my stomach.
04:42Because the truth is that the stadium is beautiful.
04:45And the fans too.
04:46So before I started the game, I was looking at the fans like this.
04:51Wishing one day to be in that position.
04:54And today I have the opportunity to be here in Milan.
04:56So I want to feel that atmosphere.
04:59But now with the Milan shirt, I'm here to make a difference.
05:05Do you have a nickname?
05:06Do you have a nickname?
05:07What can I call you?
05:08Royal.
05:09Royal?
05:10Royal.
05:11Also my friends call me...
05:12Black Panther.
05:13Black Panther?
05:14Yes.
05:15Terra Negra in Portuguese.
05:18Let's go.
05:21We know that you are a great lover of music.
05:24You have the dance in your blood, like all Brazilians.
05:27Where did your passion for rap come from?
05:30And I don't know if you knew that Rafa Leao also writes rap songs.
05:34Yes, I know about Rafa because I've seen that he has a song that he likes to sing.
05:40And I talked to him too.
05:42I told him that one day we have to make a song together.
05:45I fell in love with music since I was a child.
05:48I started writing samba.
05:50And then I started writing rap.
05:54And the truth is that I have a studio in my house.
05:57And I sing in my house.
05:59I make the music and everything.
06:00In Brazil?
06:01No, in London.
06:02In London.
06:03And also now in Milan?
06:04Now I'm going to put it in Milan.
06:05Can I start here?
06:06You can start wherever you want.
06:0955.
06:10No, but now let me score, bro.
06:12Please.
06:13Be careful.
06:16Take it.
06:17A little bit of luck here too.
06:19Black Panther.
06:20Why did you choose the number 22?
06:22Speaking of Brazilians, the number 22 in Milan is not an ordinary number.
06:26Yes, from Kaka.
06:28The number 22 is from Kaka.
06:30And of course, having that jersey is a very big responsibility.
06:34And I'm here to take it.
06:36And I want to make history like Kaka did.
06:39Surely Kaka is a player who is a reference for us Brazilians.
06:43And when I found out I had the number 22 jersey, I didn't think twice.
06:48And I took it because I want to follow that legacy.
06:51Let's go.
07:01Let's go.
07:03The history of Milan is full of Brazilian footballers who have been successful in the history of football.
07:09Cafu, Serginho, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Pato, Thiago Silva.
07:13How do you feel when you arrive at a club like this and do you have any memories of those players?
07:19The truth is that for us Brazilians, Milan is our team.
07:24It's a Brazilian team.
07:26So it has always been my dream to be here.
07:29Really.
07:30And of course, Ronaldinho has the magic.
07:34And I came to many parts of Milan because I liked seeing Ronaldinho.
07:40I know that the fans like Brazilians a lot.
07:42The club is very similar to us Brazilians.
07:46So I have all the confidence of the team and the fans to do my job.
07:57He's strong.
07:59Yes, a little bit of luck.
08:01He's a goalkeeper.
08:02A little bad.
08:03Why do you feel grateful?
08:05For everything.
08:06Since I started playing football, I have been grateful to God.
08:13I don't know how people are, but I believe a lot in God.
08:16And I am grateful for every opportunity.
08:19And sometimes in life we complain about something.
08:22I was complaining last season about some situations.
08:26And this season I'm wearing the biggest shirt in the world.
08:30New season, new dreams.
08:32New dreams.
08:33Always.
08:35I'm so bad.
08:39The strikers are giving me goals.
08:45Yes, come on team.
08:47In Milan you will find a Portuguese coach like Pablo Fonseca.
08:51As well as one of the leaders of the dressing room, Rafa Leao.
08:55Do you think the language can help you adapt in the dressing room?
09:00Yes, yes.
09:01Of course it can help.
09:03Because I still don't speak Italian.
09:07But it can help me to communicate a little.
09:10But what I have to do is to learn Italian as soon as possible.
09:15And to communicate with all the players.
09:19I like to talk, I like to joke, I like to dance.
09:23I like to do that.
09:24And for that I need to speak the language of the country.
09:27The last one.
09:33No, no, no.
09:41No!
09:42What luck, my friend.
09:45You are winning.
09:46Congratulations.
09:47Thank you, brother.
09:48But let's finish the questions.
09:49Okay.
09:50You have played in Brazil, in La Liga, in the Premier League.
09:53Now the Serie A.
09:54What do you expect from the Serie A?
09:56Yes, when I left Brazil I went to Spain.
10:00It was a slightly different football.
10:03It was a more technical football in Spain.
10:06And when I go to the Premier League it is a football with a lot of transitions, very physical.
10:12And now I come to Italy, which is a football a little more studied, a little more tactical.
10:17And I think that what I have taken from Spain, Brazil and England can help me here to make a good football.
10:24Because I know that La Liga here is difficult.
10:27And I come to compete and to win.
10:29Okay.
10:30I would like to play other times to win.
10:32No, but I can't.
10:33You have a little bit of luck.
10:35Thank you, Troy.
10:36Thank you, my friend.
10:37Nice to meet you.