Whatever Happened To Denilson?

Denilson was once touted as the young bright hope of Brazilian soccer, and even compared to the great Pele. Blessed with quick feet and a dribbling style that resembled many Brazilian legends that had gone before him, Denilson was a hot property in Europe before landing in Spain. Once there, he suffered the same plight that befell many other young Brazilian players before him that came with the 'next Pele' nametag. Unfortunately he could not get off his butt to work harder and quickly sank to oblivion, with hardly any impact in Spain and you wouldn't even know he had left for America, where the silly Americans love to splurge on faded European or world soccer stars in order to spice up their horrible soccer league the MLS. Having a format that resembled other American sports was ridiculous enough, but filling your teams with old and unfit soccer players in the twilight of their careers was even worse. Anyway, Denilson has now been cut from Dallas FC whom he signed for last year, leaving with only one goal in his name. Either the MLS became real good, or Denilson was real bad. Luckily for him, Palmeiras decided to take a chance on him and bring him back to Brazil, but reduced the risk by giving him a pay as you play contract. Compared to David Beckham, this guy's still young at 30, and this is utter humiliation.