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Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha
Nani scored on his debut in a pre-season friendly against Shenzhen FC, in which United ran out 6-0 winners. He also scored in the following game against Guangzhou Pharmaceutical with a chip off the right post from the left side of the penalty area. Nani decided to set the record straight after reports suggested he had been banned by Sir Alex Ferguson from doing his trademark somersault celebration for fear of injuring himself. "That is not true," he said. "Ferguson has never spoken to me about this subject and I am going to continue to celebrate goals in this way. The conversations he has had with me are normal conversations, like he has with all players."
Nani made his first appearance for Portugal on 1 September 2006 and scored on his debut in a 2-4 friendly loss against Denmark.[22]
Nani has played for the Portugal A side, he scored one of the goals against the Belgium team in a 2-1 win. He also helped Ricardo Quaresma with the goal against Italy national football team. His form during the 2007/08 season with Manchester United earned him a call up to Luis Felipe Scolari's Euro 2008 23 man squad, alongside team mate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Nani celebrates with a 'mortal' or, in English, a 'Leap of death', similar to that of Obafemi Martins and Lomano LuaLua. He used to practice capoeira as a boy. This is basically one somersault with bent legs (optional), and then one with straight legs. For a while, Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson banned Nani's celebration, fearing for his safety[20]. However, Nani defied it when he scored in the next game[21] and has continued to do so ever since, every time he scores.
Manchester United
Sporting and Manchester United agreed an undisclosed fee for Nani to sign for the Manchester club. The fee was believed to be in the region of £17m, the alleged value of the release clause in Nani's contract.[7] Tottenham Hotspur were also reported to have made a bid for the player.[8] Real de Massamá received 5% of the transfer fee paid by Manchester United, approximately €1.25m.[9] Nani passed his medical at United's Carrington training ground on 6 June 2007,[10] before being confirmed as a Manchester United player on 2 July. It was announced that Nani had signed a five-year contract with the club.[11]
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