David Hellier
hellierd.bsky.social
David Hellier
@hellierd.bsky.social
At Bloomberg where I write extensively about the business of football.
Reposted by David Hellier
For more details of what happened and how brutal Brazil’s commodification of youth football talent can be, here is a story from the time.

www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/w...
Fiery Deaths of 10 Boys Exposes Brutality of Brazil’s Soccer Mills (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 9:08 AM