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The British scientist Stephen Wolfram has a clear vision for the future — a vision that dates back to his childhood in the 1960s and 70s.
When Brazil played Ghana in the World Cup last month, the South Americans’ coach, Carlos Alberto Parreira, described the Africans as no longer a team of football ”innocents”. He…
”Joga bonito was invented by a sports brand,” smirked Roberto Carlos, reliably the most indiscreet member of Brazil’s squad. ”You can’t blame us for that. Brazilian football is…
Radio Marco Zero is a tiny radio station in Amapa, one of Brazil’s remotest Amazon states. Yet its few thousand listeners in the state capital, Macapa, have for the past month…
It had meant getting up at 5am and travelling for almost three hours across Switzerland, but for Maria da Silva Hasler the effort was worth it. ”I am felicissima — as happy as…
It may be the beautiful game, but until now football has proved to be resolutely uncinematic. Though sports such as baseball, horse racing and American football have all inspired…
The ancient Grecians (as Exeter are known) were figures of legend: the first professional team to play in Brazil and first opponents for the national team. Their successors, who…
What’s in a name? Quite a lot, actually, and especially if you are talking about Brazil. The four-times World Cup champions are the only major sporting country in which athletes…
