It was 10 minutes to start the match between Exeter City and Bolton Wanderers valid for League One, the equivalent of the third division of the English Championship.
In the stands, flags of Brazil. While players warmed on the St. James Park Stadium, located in the city of Exeter, the stadium speakers played “but nothing”, by Sérgio Mendes, and “Oh, if I catch you” by Michel Teló .
The announcer of the match, held on a Saturday of January, began announced the lineup of the home team – and said all the numbers of the shirts of the players of Exeter City in Portuguese.
What explains this exaltation to Brazil is the fact that Exeter City played, in 1914, the first match in history against what would later become the Brazilian soccer team.
This historical link even helped Exeter City escape bankruptcy.
Who tells this story is journalists André Biernath and João da Mata. Check it out.
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Who tells this story is journalists André Biernath and João da Mata.
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