Exeter v Brazil? You must be nuts

A non-league football team is set to play the Brazilian legends who won the 1994 World Cup.

Nationwide Conference side Exeter City have finally arranged the return leg

of a match played in Rio de Janeiro 90 years ago - and there is all to play for because the scoreline on 21 July 1914 was 3-3.

The match on 30 May will form the centrepiece of the Devon club's centenary celebrations.

An Exeter team could also travel to Rio in July to help celebrate the national team's 90th anniversary.

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