The Boy in Brazil: Living, Loving and Learning in the Land of Football (Paperback)

"An Englishman coming to my country to play professional football? This is a good story." DENILSON, Arsenal and Sao Paulo. "An enchanting story, well told. Surely the definitive novice's guide to football in Brazil." PATRICK BARCLAY, London Evening Standard. "A remarkable, funny account that quickly drags the reader along for the ride." THE DAILY RECORD. "An incredible text that is one part adventure story, one part travel channel and one part sociology and culture. We have done hundreds of reviews over the years and this one still stands out. It is a story you won't want to put down." ISN SOCCER. "Let's cut to the chase and come back to dreams later - this book is worth buying. It is worth buying, reading, digesting and loaning out for someone else to read too. " THE FOOTBALL PINK. "A fresh, spontaneous, rites-of-passage memoir." THE INDEPENDENT. "The words on the front cover don't even begin to tell the half of it." SKY SPORTS. "A captivating tale... A refreshing antidote to the cocksure strut of youngsters with an overbearing sense of entitlement on the home front." THE DAILY MIRROR. "Never a dull moment." THE GUARDIAN. Sports book of the week, THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY.