Flamengo mocks journalist outraged by club’s campaign at the UN | OneFootball

Flamengo's supporter membership page jokes with journalist Arnaldo Ribeiro's statement

The "official announcement" given by Flamengo on Tuesday (09) divided opinions. While the rubro-negros were excited about the petition to become a 'Symbolic Nation of the UN', those who don't like the Most Beloved were outraged. This was the case of the journalist from São Paulo Arnaldo Ribeiro, who referred to the movement of the Mengão as "club arrogance". On Wednesday (10), the official page of the club's member-supporter mocked it.

WHAT DID FLAMENGO POST?

"Good afternoon, 'Club Arrogants'. Have you called everyone to sign the petition? Zico set a goal of 500 thousand. Shall we?", wrote the 'Nation Member-Supporter' page, on X (former Twitter), the club's official channel. In the comments, the Nation had fun with the 'jab'.

"I loved the mockery, keep it up", wrote a Flamengo supporter. "In Arnaldo Ribeiro's face. The Bad Guy is on another level", typed another. Besides, many put laughs, noticing the club's irony towards the journalist, who is a confessed São Paulo supporter.

AFTER ALL, WHAT DID ARNALDO RIBEIRO SAY?

During his participation in a debate on the subscription channel 'BandSports', on Tuesday (09), Arnaldo completely disagreed with the action promoted by Flamengo. Moreover, the journalist believes that the movement promoted by the Most Beloved repels rather than attracts supporters.

— This thing of being bigger than others, feeling bigger than others... Club arrogance. I don't think it's measured only by the number of supporters. Anyway, it's that. I never understand when a popular club takes this initiative, when it intends to separate and become a unique thing, and not admired by others. It happens many times. This repels people, not attracts —, said Arnaldo Ribeiro, on 'BandSports'.

WHAT IS FLAMENGO'S PETITION?

The campaign, which aims to make Flamengo the first "Symbolic-Cultural Nation" on the planet, aims to engage the immense rubro-negra fan base around a symbolic movement. Recognition by the UN, even if symbolic, would be the international validation of a phenomenon that is already manifested in Brazil and around the world. The campaign opens space for the direct participation of the fans, who can support the cause by signing the digital petition. To do this, just go to the page peticao.flamengo.com.br.

In summary, in less than seven hours of campaign, the movement reached more than 100 thousand signatures, numbers that were expected for the weekend, according to Flamengo. By the beginning of Wednesday night (10), the campaign had the participation of more than 370 thousand rubro-negros, after all.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.