Why are Brazilian footballers so good?

And so, when you learn to control the ball in tricky circumstances, it becomes much easier when you play on a nice turf with fancy boots on your feet.

You’d be surprised how many school-age children on the streets of Brazil can control the ball better than some European professional footballers.

The popularity of Futsal in Brazil also has a part to play.

It's played in much smaller spaces and requires quicker thinking, good ball control, and faster dribbling skills.

It’s where Ronaldinho learned his craft.

When you’ve mastered all of that, it’s much easier to apply it on a full sized football pitch.

And for the less fortunate kids of Brazil, football is often viewed as their best path of making it out of poverty, providing that extra drive to succeed in the nation's treasured game.