Iadmired a lot the Brazilof 1982, light in its game, with players whobasicallydid not have exact duties and who had twofull-backs who pushed forward a lot.
Those safety nets are eroding in the United States as well as in Europe as governments cut back on spending, but they are still light years ahead of Brazil.
The choice of an Argentine to be the first Latin American pope has generated a wave of light-hearted banter between social media users in Brazil and Argentina.