Notebook

BRAZILIAN FOOTBALL

THE STARTCharles Miller introduced football to Sao Paulo Athletic Club in 1892 he would have had no idea just how much the sport would become an important part of everyday life. There are very few places where football is so passionately supported than Brazil. It is said that when Brazil lost to Uruguay in the final of the 1950 World Cup the entire nation mourned. The heartbreak was so much that a name was created for the disaster (the Maracanazo) in much the same way as an earthquake or hurricane might be titled.

NOW THE TEAMBrazil currently stand as the most successful country in football history. They have won the World Cup five times (in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002), one more than Italy and are only one of five countries to have won it more than once, and one of eight to have ever won it at all. Their players have won the Ballon DOr six times in the past 15 years and the World Player of the Year eight times in its 19 years of existence. Thats more than any other country.

THE BRAZILIAN LEGENDSRoberto CarlosRonaldoRonaldinhoKakRobinhoDaniel Alves MarceloRomarioThiago SilvaHulkNeymarDavid LuizOscarWilliamDanteSocratesPaulinhoZico

Dani AlvesDani Alves is a great footballer and also a legend. What I mean by that is he fought against racism in a way. A person from the crowd threw a banana to the field,he saw the banana and took it and ate it and carried on playing. And other famous people supported him by posting pics on social apps like facebook and instagram.

Thanks for listening and enjoy.By Abdul and Rohith =]