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Articles & Blogs Home The Corinthians Spirit West Ham Braced For £90m Bid Is This Man The New Abramovich Or Is He A Front For The Real Thing? Former Brazil Captain Breaks The Ice Socrates Brings A Touch Of Brazil To Yorkshire Pelé School Garrincha Exeter Return For The Boys From Brazil - Part 2 Exeter Return For The Boys From Brazil - Part 1 Robinho Obituary: Leônidas Da Silva Edu The Gilberto Silva Interview Whistle While You Work The Middlesex Macarana Lula - The Fan-president Pelé Brazil Needs To Lose - For Its Own Sake ARTICLES BY ALEX BELLOS FEATURED ARTICLE STRIKER SHORTAGE IS GOOD NEWS FOR FRED When Brazil faced Venezuela in October, coach Carlos Alberto Parreira deliberated over which of his star forwards to leave out of the starting lineup ... PREVIOUS ARTICLES THE CORINTHIANS SPIRIT No one had ever heard of Kia Joorabchian a year ago and certainly not anyone involved in the football world. WEST HAM BRACED FOR £90M BID Speculation surrounding a takeover bid for West Ham United. IS THIS MAN THE NEW ABRAMOVICH OR IS HE A FRONT FOR THE REAL THING? Spending spree by Corinthians raises suspicions among Brazilian fans about source of investment. FORMER BRAZIL CAPTAIN BREAKS THE ICE Alex Bellos at Wheatley Park. SOCRATES BRINGS A TOUCH OF BRAZIL TO YORKSHIRE Alex Bellos meets the Brazilian legend who will make his debut for Garforth Town today in the Northern Counties East League. PELÉ SCHOOL Simon Clifford is on a mission - to re-create English football in the mould of Brazil's worldbeaters. GARRINCHA The Triumph and Tragedy of Brazil's Forgotten Footballing Hero. EXETER RETURN FOR THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL - PART 1 Ninety years ago everyone in Brazilian football knew of Exeter City. This summer they had to be reminded. EXETER RETURN FOR THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL - PART 2 Exeter City's South American tour came about at the instigation of Brazil's neighbours and arch-rivals Argentina. ROBINHO The phrase "the new Pelé" to describe the latest Brazilian football prodigy is a cliché so overused you could make a team of them every year. OBITUARY: LEÔNIDAS DA SILVA 'Black Diamond' of Brazilian football THE GILBERTO SILVA INTERVIEW After a year an a half at Arsenal, Gilberto Silva now feels at home. WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK The red card was richly deserved. During last month's tense derby between Corinthians and São Paulo ... THE MIDDLESEX MACARANA Officials at the Middlesex County FA have heard many colourful excuses for the postponement of fixtures ... LULA - THE FAN-PRESIDENT When Brazil's Finance Minister Antonio Palocci hobbled into Congress on crutches last April ... PELÉ This is an edited transcript of interview with Pelé ... BRAZIL NEEDS TO LOSE - FOR ITS OWN SAKE We all want Brazil to win the World Cup. And it's not just because we don't like the Germans. To Top Futebol: The Brazilian Way of Life Email: Copyright © 2005 by Alex Bellos. Published by Bloomsbury, New York and London. Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers.