The Infinite Lives of Alireza Beiranvand, Iranian Illusion

He was a pastor, homeless person, worker, car washer, waiter, street sweeper, before becoming a doorman almost by accident. Four years ago in Russia he saved a Cr7 penalty, today his bloodied face in the match against England has already become a symbol of this World Cup

Alireza Beiranvand is just thirty years old but has already lived an infinite number of different lives. He was a shepherd, homeless man, worker, car washer, waiter, street sweeper. Yet he has always felt like a goalkeeper. An identity that for years he had to hide from everyone, especially his father. Her parents are nomads, they move in the western part of Iran in search of meadows for their sheep to graze. It is a job that pays little and which in return requires enormous sacrifices. Until it becomes an ineluctable condemnation, a destiny to be handed down from father to son for generations. For some time even Alireza was convinced of it. Then when the boy turns 12, the family moves to Sarabias. And this is where his war of independence begins. Beiranvand takes to training with a local team. Football is no longer a pastime, it becomes a passion. One day the goalkeeper gets hurt and the coach has an intuition. He calls that lanky big boy who used to play forward and puts him between the posts. Slowly everything starts to make sense. Alireza is talented. To the point that she could dream of a different life.