'Not Wrexham and not Ryan Reynolds' - behind the scenes but out of this world

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The BBC has launched a podcast Mud, Sweat and Cheers: Trouble at the Bottom Sheffield FCFor a torcida brasileira accustomed to the spotlights of the Premier League, this production offers a counterpoint: o dia a dia de um time que carrega a história do esporte nas costas, mas vive realidades muito distantes dos gigantes do futebol inglês.

O contexto: where it all began

Sheffield FC was founded in 1857 and is recognised by FIFA as the oldest football club on the planet still active. It was there, in Sheffielthe north of England, that workers created their own rules for playing ball and gave rise to what today's world calls soccer. The club is a historical landmark but plays well away from the elite: it is not a professional team of major leagues, and its routine is that of a community club, sustained by people passionate about the game.

Or podcast: Behind the scenes of a difficult season

A new BBC production stands out precisely for choosing this scenario. Trouble at the Bottom something like "problem down there" podcast, or podcast follows an inside look at what was a turbulent season for Sheffield FC, showing the behind-the-scenes of a club struggling on and off the pitch.

A series is part of the project Mud, Sweat and Cheers, from the BBC, which is dedicated to telling football stories outside of two major media centers - locker rooms, directories and stands that rarely appear in traditional newscasts.

Why it matters to the Brazilian fan

Sheffield FC lives on the other side of modern football's currency: without billions in TV rights, without mega-contracts, but with an essence that made the game spread throughout the world even to reach Brazil, where it played its part at the end of the 19th century.

Ouro passo como esse, documented by the BBC, helps to remember that a historia do futebol não é feita só de títulos: it is made of clubs which resist, temporada após temporada, movidos pela paixão de sua torcida.

Where's the club now?

A difícil temporada já foi registrada, e o podcast chega agora ao público como o retrato desse momento. It remains to be seen how Sheffield FC will use this exhibition being the oldest club in the world guarantees historical respect, but what keeps any team standing, in any division, is what happens inside the four lines.