'I don't have an expiry date' - Alves eyes 2022 World Cup

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Last Updated : Mar 05 2019 | 7:10 PM IST

Injury deprived him of what looked like a last chance at World Cup glory last year, but Dani Alves is now spurred on by the dream of lifting the trophy with Brazil in Qatar in 2022.

"I don't have an expiry date. My body is my answer -- when I see that I can no longer compete, when my head is not in it anymore, it will be the time to stop," Alves said in an exclusive interview with AFP.

"What I do know is that I am going to try to get to the World Cup in 2022. My objective is to fight to get there -- I don't hold the key, but I will try."
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"That is why the challenge sort of gets me going. It's like saying I've met the girl of my dreams. What do I say to her? I am going to try everything. Imagine ending your career as a world champion."
"In the middle I can correct a wrong movement by a teammate, think more quickly than a teammate, and so he gets more out of me there than at full-back, which at the end of the day is more limited -- you go a little bit that way and you are off the pitch." -
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First Published: Mar 05 2019 | 7:10 PM IST

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