Northern Irish Ex-pat living in Pipa, RN, Brasil. Editor, producer, and occasional host of World Football Index podcasts. Keen eye on Liverpool FC and South American Football. Twitter @DaveRN66
![The Trouble with Linfield vs Celtic – A Historic New Rivalry The Trouble with Linfield vs Celtic – A Historic New Rivalry](https://worldfootballindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Linfield-vs-Celtic-Champions-League.jpg)
The recent UEFA Champions League draw saw Northern Ireland’s Premier League champions Linfield drawn against La Fiorita of San Marino. On paper, the t [...]
![Brazil vs Uruguay – The Tale of 2 Captains Brazil vs Uruguay – The Tale of 2 Captains](https://worldfootballindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Suarez-Neymar-Uruguay-Brazil.jpg)
Before the Brazil and Uruguay players appeared from the tunnel of the Arena Pernambuco on Good Friday, we were treated to many montages of Brazil's gl [...]
![Brazilian Football and the China Dilemma Brazilian Football and the China Dilemma](https://worldfootballindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Brazil-China.jpg)
By Dave Caren in Brazil
I arrived in Brazil in 2010 to an economy that was booming.
The Brazilian Real, the local currency, was the stronges [...]
![They May Not Be Brazil, But Northern Ireland Are Back! They May Not Be Brazil, But Northern Ireland Are Back!](https://worldfootballindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Northern-Ireland.jpg)
As our song, "We’re not Brazil, We’re Northern Ireland" goes:
“My eyes have seen the glory of Espanha ’82, when little Northern Ireland showed the wo [...]
![George Best & Rodney Marsh – Football Utopia George Best & Rodney Marsh – Football Utopia](https://worldfootballindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/George-Best-Rodney-Marsh-Fulham.jpg)
Today’s money driven world of football, with its massive TV deals and worldwide audiences, has caused the game to lose one of its most endearing quali [...]