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Gunshots Fired During Coutinho Interview in Scary Training Ground Moment

  • During a media session at Vasco da Gama's training facility in Rio de Janeiro, Philippe Coutinho was startled by gunfire that interrupted his interview on Wednesday.
  • The gunfire, linked to routine police operations in the crime-prone Cidade de Deus neighborhood where the training ground is located, caused several interviews to stop temporarily.
  • Despite the unsettling event, Coutinho and teammates like goalkeeper Leo Jardim and midfielder Nuno Moreira maintained calm, joking and laughing before continuing their media duties.
  • Coutinho, 32, currently on loan at Vasco from Aston Villa, has had a fluctuating career since his 2018 Barcelona transfer, scoring eight goals in 41 appearances this season at Vasco.
  • The incident has renewed concerns about the safety of football training locations in Brazil and highlights the ongoing risks players face near violent areas.
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Le FigaroLe Figaro
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Foot : a Shooting bursts... in the Middle of an Interview with Philippe Coutinho in Brazil

SCAN SPORT - While Liverpool's former Philippe Coutinho was in the middle of an interview in his club in Vasco de Gama, for several Brazilian media, shootings rang in the vicinity of the training centre.

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Le ParisienLe Parisien
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Football: In Brazil, a Shooting Broke Out During an Interview with Vasco De Gama Players

Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho responded to a media outlet when shots rang near the training centre of his club Vasco de Gama.

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Daily ExpressDaily Express
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Gunshots fired during Coutinho interview in scary training ground moment

Former Liverpool and Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho's interview was interrupted by gunshots.

·United Kingdom
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Het NieuwsbladHet Nieuwsblad

VIDEO. Interview with Former Top Footballer Coutinho Stopped by... Gunshots Near Training Center

Interviews at the training center of Brazilian soccer club Vasco da Gama near Rio de Janeiro were halted on Wednesday by gunfire in the area. Former top players Dimitri Payet and Philippe Coutinho, one of the interviewees, play for the club.

·Belgium
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Tremendo: Coutinho Had to Interrupt an Interview for a Shooting Near Vasco Da Gama Property

The 32-year-old crack of Vasco Da Gama, Philippe Coutinho, gave an interview that was suddenly heard shootings that started a shooting. It happened during a TV cell phone at the Moacyr Barbosa Training Center, located in the Cidade de Deus area of Rio de Janeiro. The journalists and assistants of the club present sought refuge for safety. Instead, Coutinho, along with his companions Leo Jardim and Nuno Moreira, reacted calmly. Even the former Ba…

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Philippe Coutinho interview interrupted by GUNSHOTS at club training ground

The former Liverpool and Barcelona playmaker is back in Brazil with Vasco da Gama

·United Kingdom
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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Thursday, May 22, 2025.
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