The new Manchester United fan favorite has revealed that everyone gets his name wrong, but it’s been going on for years.
Casemiro has been United’s star of the season after his stunning £60m move from Real Madrid this summer.
Fans around the world have bought shirts with “Casemiro 18” on the back, only to discover this weekend that the name is misspelled.
The Brazilian explained to the BBC (via The Daily Star):
“So the thing is that my name is Carlos Henrique Casimiro, with an ‘I’ there.
“I remember that I played a game with Sao Paulo and the club got the wrong name.
“They wrote it with an ‘E’. I played very well in that game and because I am a superstitious person, I told them ‘leave it at that, things are going well’.”
The rest is history, as they say.
Whatever name United’s midfield destroyer is registered under in the Premier League, he will be booked for the next three games after being sent off yesterday against Crystal Palace.
A straight red for violent conduct means an automatic three-match ban, keeping him out of both games against Leeds United and the home game against Leicester City.
He will be eligible to play with United against Barcelona in the new knockout round of the Europa League, which arrives on Thursday the 16th, before the match against Leicester.
The 30-year-old will be desperately needed for one of the Red Devils’ biggest games of the season, in which teammate Lisandro Martinez is serving a one-game suspension.
