JOSE DE SOUSA dreams of being darts’ Special One by upstaging Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The world No59 was the best performer in the PDC Home Tour group stages — dropping just ONE leg in three matches.
Tomorrow he will fancy his chances in the last 32 against Nathan Aspinall, Jamie Hughes and Jesus Noguera for a spot in the semi-finals.
De Sousa, 46, believes becoming the first lockdown world champ would raise his profile massively in Iberia — and help him outshine Portugal’s biggest sporting stars.
He said: “I’d like to think I can be the biggest sportsman in Portugal. Maybe I can have a better body than Ronaldo, too!
“I like football from the time of Figo, Ronaldo and other great players.
“I watch games a lot on TV. It’s amazing to be mentioned in social media messages saying I’m the Ronaldo of darts.
“Maybe I can even be a real Special One like Jose Mourinho.
“It’s possible one day Ronaldo will come to see me at Alexandra Palace.
“When he quits in a few years then maybe Portugal sport will all be about Jose De Sousa. I hope so.
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“This is another very tough group for me. But if I can play the same again, I can beat anyone.
“My phone never stops after I win a game. It’s just on fire. I become very popular.”
PDC HOME TOUR PLAY-OFFS (Group seven — on Monday ): Aspinall v Noguera; Hughes v De Sousa; Noguera v De Sousa; Aspinall v Hughes; Hughes v Noguera; De Sousa v Aspinall.
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