Something special for my 50th post:

I spoke to the brilliant (and all too generous) Brazilian football commentator Bira Brasil again, who very kindly agreed to answer some more questions for me on the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil next year and the next summer Olympic Games in Rio, two years after that. Bira is a TV Globo presenter and commentator, who lives in Sao Paulo and passionately supports SC Corinthians.

I do strongly suggest you all follow him on Twitter – @Bira_Brasil – and in doing so enhance your TL’s with his unique input.

Brazil – “not the favourites” for World Cup 2014, says Bira.

GC – Over a million Brazilians in eighty cities took to the streets in the Summer, as Brazil was hosting The Confederation’s Cup, to protest about the Government’s spending on sporting events and subsequent price rises for everyday essentials, such as bus fares. How…