The Anonymous Widower

Happy Seventieth Birthday to Pele

Pele is seventy today.  I hope this inspires some of today’s crop of footballers to not only play better, but be better sportsmen and people as well.

I’m sure all of my generation remember the iconic photo of Pele and Bobby Moore

October 23, 2010 Posted by | News, Sport | , | 1 Comment

Brazilian Armies in Europe

Field Marshal Waldemar Levy Cardoso has just died at 108.

His death highlights a little known story from World War II, where Brazilian soldiers fought against the Axis in Italy.  there is more here in this article from the BBC.

But it is not the first time Brazilian soldiers have fought in Europe.

July 1, 2009 Posted by | World | , | Leave a comment

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