England team arrive in Rio – The view from the Brazilian Newspapers

Yesterday morning the England team landed at 8.30am local time here in Rio de Janeiro. Once the players arrived at their hotel in São Conrado it didn’t take long for a few of them to go for a wander along the beach – without any security ! Daniel Sturridge, Jordan Henderson, Chris Smalling and Danny Welbeck were the ones who ventured out, along with Manager Roy Hodgson and his assistant – ex Man United – Gary Neville. The players were

1 week to go… Train, bus and police strike ! Ignore the Negativity!

So with just a week to go until kick off, Sâo Paulo, where the first game will be held, has been hit by train strikes. Last week there were 2 days of bus strikes here in Rio, and even parts of the Federal Police i’m told have been on strike too.

“HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN?!” You say ! “THIS WILL BE A DISASTER!” people say. “THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN ENGLAND!” I’ve heard.

Well it does, all the bloody time, people seem to forget. Even this season in England, Premiership