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Title: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Filo on May 30, 2013, 09:59:58 pm
Due to safety concerns over the Maracana Stadium
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Dagenham Rover on May 30, 2013, 10:03:02 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22320825

you beat me to it
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on May 30, 2013, 10:03:42 pm
They could play it at the Keepmoat..! ;)
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Dagenham Rover on May 30, 2013, 10:05:54 pm
We could have had them lasses playing Beach Volleyball with the amount of sand on the pitch  :blink:
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Jenny on May 30, 2013, 10:34:06 pm
They don't have much 'luck' with stadiums in Rio do they?!

I went to a match at Engenhão in February, was an impressive stadium but they closed it in March indefinitely because of safety concerns over the roof.

The Maracana was looking rather impressive, i'm sure they will iron out the problems.
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: MrFrost on May 30, 2013, 10:50:06 pm
I watched a programme on South American construction a few weeks ago. The shortcuts they take are unreal when comparing it to major builds in the UK and USA.
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: The L J Monk on May 30, 2013, 11:02:13 pm
I watched a programme on South American construction a few weeks ago. The shortcuts they take are unreal when comparing it to major builds in the UK and USA.

If only you'd piped up then - you'd have saved everyone a lot of bother.
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: BillyStubbsTears on May 30, 2013, 11:37:58 pm
I went see Botafogo a decade or so back. They were in a temporary "stadium" where the stands consisted of rickety scaffolding  that swayed like buggery as the fans bounced up and down.

Of all the scary experiences in Rio that week (wife getting mugged, Chinese prof at the conference I was at being murdered on the steps of the conference hotel) that was the scariest.
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: DRNaith on May 31, 2013, 08:28:02 am
lt's back on. State judge has ruled all safe
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Belle-Vue-Ghost on May 31, 2013, 08:28:19 am
Game back on now

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22725420
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Jenny on May 31, 2013, 08:53:58 am
I went see Botafogo a decade or so back. They were in a temporary "stadium" where the stands consisted of rickety scaffolding  that swayed like buggery as the fans bounced up and down.

Of all the scary experiences in Rio that week (wife getting mugged, Chinese prof at the conference I was at being murdered on the steps of the conference hotel) that was the scariest.
The Botafogo fans are mental aren't they? The attendance was relatively low when I went to see them but was by far the most enjoyable crowd I've ever been in, the English fans could learn a lot... It was that much fun I think we barely saw any of the game (which Botafogo won, I think).

Luckily we didn't have any scary experiences whilst we were there, well, aside from thinking I might die when climbing Corcadova on a stinking hangover... such an awesome place, seeing the pictures of the England players walking diwn Copacabana just makes me want to go back!
Title: Re: Brazil v England on Sunday match suspended
Post by: Mr1Croft on May 31, 2013, 09:23:25 am
Christ, whats odds of it getting called off again in next 24 hours and then back on before Sunday?