The story of how São Paulo played a key role in the development football in Brazil – thanks to the British.
My World Cup diary in The Royal Gazette continues with an interview with São Paulo-based Bermudian Gino Smith.
For us football fans, it’s been like waiting for Christmas but the FIFA World Cup is finally here with hosts Brazil kicking off against Croatia in Sao Paulo today.
I’ll be flying to Brazil next week with my son Toby for what promises to be the football trip of a lifetime. We’ll be seeing six games, including England’s games against Uruguay and Costa Rica and two quarter-finals. During the trip I’ll be contributing a World Cup Diary to The Royal Gazette – you can read my first column here.
Oh, and just in case you’re wondering, Argentina will beat Brazil in the final.
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