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It?s June, a football World Cup is taking place and everyone is talking about Brazil. But the more things stay the same, the more they change. This is a club World Cup, Brazilian success has caught Europe by surprise ? and much of it has been achieved through defensive excellence rather than our old friend J. Bonito.
If the Fifa president Giovanni Infantino is ever the subject of a kiss and tell ? oh I?m sorry, I didn?t realise you were eating ? don?t be surprised to read that, not unlike David Mellor, he likes to do his worst while wearing a replica top: in Gianni?s case it would probably be one of Palmeiras, Botafogo, Flamengo and Fluminense, the four Brazilian teams who have breathed life and soul into his unloved competition.
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