:00:00. > :00:00.Australian's first Formula One victor. `` victory. Now on BBC News,
:00:07. > :00:22.it's time for Reporters. Welcome to this special edition of
:00:23. > :00:30.Reporters. I am here in Rio, where Brazil are preparing to host the
:00:31. > :00:35.2014 World Cup. We have a range of reports looking at the challenges
:00:36. > :00:37.facing the authorities. In this week's programme: a nation divided
:00:38. > :00:46.over football. Brazil feels the pressure between anti`World Cup
:00:47. > :00:52.protesters and football mad fans. We watch the first action ahead of
:00:53. > :00:55.Brazil 2014. Plenty more work needs to be done, and those temporary
:00:56. > :01:01.seating stands won't be tested publicly at full capacity until the
:01:02. > :01:06.World Cup. Too hot to trot. We find out how players are acclimatising to
:01:07. > :01:10.the tropical south American heat. It is all right getting there, but it
:01:11. > :01:15.is getting your breath back that is the difficulty. I am going on an
:01:16. > :01:18.adventure. David Beckham's Brazilian adventure. We find out why the
:01:19. > :01:24.former England captain is going up the Amazon but won't be playing
:01:25. > :01:33.football. It was an experience, because no`one had a clue who I was.
:01:34. > :01:35.A bird's eye view of Brazil. A whole new angle from the BBC's roving
:01:36. > :01:42.flying camera. We are just days away from
:01:43. > :01:48.international football's biggest party, the World Cup. The host
:01:49. > :01:56.nation are again overwhelming favourites to lift the trophy. There
:01:57. > :01:59.is huge pressure on the team from a football mad public. But as I have
:02:00. > :02:06.been finding out, there are issues as well.
:02:07. > :02:09.Falling attendances for domestic games and social problems. Brazil's
:02:10. > :02:11.national squad, players on multi`million pound contracts
:02:12. > :02:16.planning their assault on a record sixth World Cup. Here, in the hills
:02:17. > :02:19.of Rio, they are not immune to the discontent and street riots over the
:02:20. > :02:26.vast sums of money being spent on this tournament. TRANSLATION: The
:02:27. > :02:28.protesters represent us. Most of the Brazilian players come from
:02:29. > :02:41.difficult living conditions, and we also want better things for the
:02:42. > :02:43.country. With more than 1,000 local journalists watching their every
:02:44. > :02:46.move, keeping themselves focused won't be easy for Neymar and his
:02:47. > :02:55.teammates. Carlos Alberto captained arguably Brazil's greatest side. He
:02:56. > :02:58.says that if this team is to emulate those feats, the players will have
:02:59. > :03:03.to cope with the pressure, when nothing less than another title will
:03:04. > :03:10.do. The pressure on Brazil is always there. Because they were the best in
:03:11. > :03:18.the first place. The second place and last place is the same. It is a
:03:19. > :03:28.lot to expect when you consider the actual state of the game in Brazil.
:03:29. > :03:31.Despite the dominance of the national team and the obvious
:03:32. > :03:33.passion that Brazilians have for football, the domestic club game is
:03:34. > :03:37.actually pretty weak and financially troubled. This is a game between two
:03:38. > :03:41.of the biggest sides, but there are barely 10,000 people here inside the
:03:42. > :03:45.Maracana Stadium. Most top players are based abroad. TV companies
:03:46. > :03:48.schedule late kickoffs around soap operas, and endless legal rows have
:03:49. > :03:56.undermined the attraction of the international game. We will see what
:03:57. > :03:59.this team does this year, and if they manage to pull off a victory,
:04:00. > :04:05.people will be feeling quite good about the state of Brazilian
:04:06. > :04:08.football again. Football is in the blood here, and while everyone wants
:04:09. > :04:11.another Brazilian World Cup win, that might simply mask the growing
:04:12. > :04:21.disconnect between these players and those who run the game. Brazil 2014
:04:22. > :04:29.begins on Thursday, with a match between hosts Brazil and Croatia at
:04:30. > :04:33.the Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo. But FIFA has said there is still
:04:34. > :04:42.work to be done on the stadium, and to that end, test events have been
:04:43. > :04:45.taking place. Katie Watson went along to see the first football
:04:46. > :04:48.action. Brazil is still working on its welcome message, despite
:04:49. > :04:54.reassurances that everything will be ready in time. Sao Paulo stadium is
:04:55. > :04:57.still a work in progress. It is better than it was, the security
:04:58. > :05:05.this time was to FIFA standards, and there were more volunteers and
:05:06. > :05:08.stewards. But FIFA had wanted to hold another match to make sure the
:05:09. > :05:12.temporary seating could work at the full capacity of nearly 70,000
:05:13. > :05:16.people. That didn't quite go to plan. One of the stands was closed
:05:17. > :05:19.because it hadn't had the necessary safety clearance, and the other had
:05:20. > :05:26.half the number of fans it will ultimately seat on opening night.
:05:27. > :05:29.TRANSLATION: Most of the test have been done, and now just a few
:05:30. > :05:35.mechanical adjustments need to be made. They are related to stability,
:05:36. > :05:41.for the comfort of people at the barrier. The setbacks he didn't get
:05:42. > :05:48.in the wake of the fans' excitement. Most were looking on the bright side
:05:49. > :05:51.ahead of the game. The stadium is amazing, comparing but with the
:05:52. > :05:58.other stadiums that we have here in Brazil, this is the best one. I
:05:59. > :06:02.think that for the World Cup, it will be ready, the whole stadium.
:06:03. > :06:09.Outside of the stadium, it's something that we have to work out.
:06:10. > :06:17.The stadium is almost complete, not 100%, but I think that in one week
:06:18. > :06:27.we can be with everything good here. We are 99% ready. The stands were
:06:28. > :06:30.full, and Sunday's match didn't produce a winner, but the organisers
:06:31. > :06:34.said they were happy with how the event went, and reassure people that
:06:35. > :06:37.they would be ready for kick off. Lots of work and preparation has
:06:38. > :06:42.been done between the first Test match that has been held here and
:06:43. > :06:45.this, the second one. Plenty of work still needs to be done, and
:06:46. > :06:46.temporary seating stands won't be tested publicly at full capacity
:06:47. > :06:57.until the World Cup. Social workers have told the BBC
:06:58. > :07:04.they fear the World Cup will bring an influx of so`called sex tourists.
:07:05. > :07:06.The north`east region of this country already has a reputation for
:07:07. > :07:13.failing to protect vulnerable young children. As I have been finding
:07:14. > :07:17.out, many kids are lured by outsiders with promises of money or
:07:18. > :07:22.a better life. This is the red light district, sex workers on the streets
:07:23. > :07:25.in all weathers. The difference is, they may dress and make themselves
:07:26. > :07:34.up like women, many of them are only just in their teens. Pregnant at 16,
:07:35. > :07:40.her own childhood already lost, Anna says she is not a prostitute but has
:07:41. > :07:43.been having sex since she was 12. She says that girls here go with
:07:44. > :07:49.foreigners because they are wealthy and generous. When her desperate
:07:50. > :07:56.mother went to the police, they didn't recognise Anna as a victim.
:07:57. > :07:59.TRANSLATION: I have lots of friends who go with foreigners, they come
:08:00. > :08:05.here for the girls, you know, working girls. The guys have lots of
:08:06. > :08:12.money and give them lots of things like places to live and jewellery.
:08:13. > :08:14.This is one of Brazil's fastest`growing cities, its new
:08:15. > :08:15.stadium will host four World Cup games this summer.
:08:16. > :08:17.fastest`growing cities, its new stadium will It is already one of
:08:18. > :08:23.the most popular parts of the country for visitors. This region
:08:24. > :08:30.has brought thousands of workers here, people from other parts of
:08:31. > :08:33.Brazil and overseas. According to aid workers, these villages are not
:08:34. > :08:41.just full of tourists, but they are often frequented by men looking for
:08:42. > :08:43.sex. Often sex with children. Avoiding places targeted by sexual
:08:44. > :08:46.predators, young girls are taught who and what to steer clear of in
:08:47. > :08:54.the tougher neighbourhoods, where children are particularly
:08:55. > :09:03.vulnerable. 15, 13, 14`year`old girls, she says. They will go with a
:09:04. > :09:08.guy and do anything just so they have some money to buy drugs.
:09:09. > :09:14.Brazilian society is often accused of sexualising children. Internet
:09:15. > :09:19.videos portray young girls as attainable, sexual objects. Paying
:09:20. > :09:24.for sex with anyone aged 17 or under is absolutely illegal in Brazil. A
:09:25. > :09:26.high`profile global campaign warned World Cup visitors not to take
:09:27. > :09:33.advantage of Brazil's regulation, a reputation for easy sex. But, say
:09:34. > :09:39.campaigners, it is nowhere near enough. We think it will be worse
:09:40. > :09:43.during the World Cup, because they have men from outside, they have
:09:44. > :09:44.girls who need money, and we have no serious public policies to prevent
:09:45. > :09:55.the situation. In this World Cup city, kids high on
:09:56. > :10:01.drugs sell themselves for the price of a cup of coffee. Some are already
:10:02. > :10:06.mothers, whose own children face a grim future. It is an ugly business
:10:07. > :10:11.that embarrasses Brazil, and the country is showing itself off to the
:10:12. > :10:17.world. It is over 30 Celsius here in Rio, and the humidity can be too
:10:18. > :10:20.much to handle. Acclimatising is going to be a real challenge for
:10:21. > :10:23.many teams, including England, and we went along to a specially laid
:10:24. > :10:37.pitch in east London to see what they can expect.
:10:38. > :10:43.England are stepping into the unknown. The nearest most of them
:10:44. > :10:46.will have ever been to the Amazon rainforest is places like London
:10:47. > :10:55.Zoo, where the natives are friendly, but you do not want to play football
:10:56. > :10:59.as hot and humid as this. Now, to show fans and players what it is
:11:00. > :11:02.going to be like for England, they have set up a tent in London where
:11:03. > :11:09.inside it is 32 degrees, 76% humidity. We have got a couple of
:11:10. > :11:17.legends to see what they think. Upfront with Alan Shearer, and what
:11:18. > :11:25.a start. We tore into the team led by Steve McManaman. The classic
:11:26. > :11:29.combination working again. But alas, that was as good as it got. During
:11:30. > :11:37.this match, Alan Shearer's team ran a half a kilometre further, but that
:11:38. > :11:40.was a problem. We were chasing the ball. That will always be your
:11:41. > :11:50.downfall in these conditions. We lost 19`8. We could not keep that up
:11:51. > :11:54.for half an hour. It was too much. We can appreciate what they are
:11:55. > :11:58.going to feel like. What is the hardest thing? Getting your breath
:11:59. > :12:05.back. I found that difficult in my playing days. Anyone who books a
:12:06. > :12:08.free session here over the next three weeks will be weighed before
:12:09. > :12:21.and after, will have to give a urine sample, they will wear monitors that
:12:22. > :12:27.show how much fluid you are losing. The data from your weight suggests
:12:28. > :12:30.you are probably sweating between 2`3 litres of fluid per hour. That
:12:31. > :12:33.is a significant amount. You will be dehydrated very quickly. It would be
:12:34. > :12:41.a more conservative approach. You get tired very quickly. The level of
:12:42. > :12:48.fluid you lose is excessive. Players could lose up to ten pints of body
:12:49. > :13:01.liquid. The rehydration at half`time is going to be really important. I
:13:02. > :13:06.am fading badly. It is a warning to England. Let the ball do the work.
:13:07. > :13:10.The ball never gets tired. And maybe take a hint from Mother Nature and
:13:11. > :13:12.do not rush around too much. He was the most famous footballer of his
:13:13. > :13:19.generation. But David Beckham will not be battling it out in this
:13:20. > :13:22.year's World Cup. The captain will be starring in his own Brazilian
:13:23. > :13:30.adventure. He has travelled 1300 kilometres for a BBC documentary. He
:13:31. > :13:38.finally found what he was looking for. A village full of people who
:13:39. > :13:43.have no idea who he was. As you can see, literally in the middle of
:13:44. > :13:46.nowhere. A snake. Fearless on the football fields, exploring the
:13:47. > :13:49.Brazilian rainforest on a journey planned in London with three friends
:13:50. > :13:57.was a completely different kind of challenge for David Beckham. Not
:13:58. > :14:00.knowing what is around me. It was just the chance and opportunity to
:14:01. > :14:08.actually do a trip where it is not scheduled. There was a plan, but for
:14:09. > :14:17.the last 22 years, my life and career has been on a schedule. I
:14:18. > :14:21.want everybody to see myself in a situation that nobody has seen me
:14:22. > :14:25.in. It was a boy's trip. I had never been on a boy's trip. Victoria was
:14:26. > :14:41.more than happy to let me go, which is worrying. This is our shaving.
:14:42. > :14:45.Amazing. He went so deeply into the rainforest that some people he met
:14:46. > :14:52.had no idea he was one of the most famous faces on the planet. We
:14:53. > :14:55.started in Rio, which was crazy. We ended in the tribe. That was an
:14:56. > :15:12.experience, because no`one had a clue who I was.
:15:13. > :15:17.Brazil will soon be welcoming another group of Brits. Beckham is
:15:18. > :15:25.careful to be optimistic about their chances. I always think we can go
:15:26. > :15:28.all the way. I might be biased, but as an ex`England captain I always
:15:29. > :15:36.believe we can go all the way in these competitions. Beckham says he
:15:37. > :15:42.has already had an extraordinarily rewarding time in Brazil. He and
:15:43. > :15:46.millions of others hope England will be doing the same this summer. You
:15:47. > :15:49.may have not heard of it, but long before the World Cup came about, the
:15:50. > :15:53.most prestigious award in world football was the Thomas Lipton
:15:54. > :15:56.Trophy. It was first held in Italy in 1909 and was contested by teams
:15:57. > :16:02.from Italy, England, Germany and Switzerland. It was won by a team of
:16:03. > :16:11.miners from the West Auckland football club. Tim Hague has the
:16:12. > :16:18.little`known story of one of England's greatest football tribes.
:16:19. > :16:21.In times of the achievement, this is one of the best ever when you
:16:22. > :16:25.consider that a mining team of people from the pit, they went to
:16:26. > :16:28.Turin and beat some of the best teams in the world. It is barely
:16:29. > :16:32.known that 21 years before the first FIFA World Cup another international
:16:33. > :16:35.football tournament was created. The Thomas Lipton World Cup trophy,
:16:36. > :16:41.named after the tea tycoon, was won twice by a team from County Durham
:16:42. > :16:51.called West Auckland. Some suggested they were only there by mistake. But
:16:52. > :16:54.they did not mind. In 1909 and 1911 they saved to travel to the
:16:55. > :17:07.tournament in Italy and defeated the world's best. Including Juventus,
:17:08. > :17:21.6`1. But why do so few know about this remarkable success? Nothing was
:17:22. > :17:24.printed. No reports. I have searched as many newspapers as I can. There
:17:25. > :17:27.was nothing. It is completely ignored. Can you imagine it today?
:17:28. > :17:30.It is ridiculous. There were several sources in Italy at the time that
:17:31. > :17:36.have allowed us to build a picture of those working`class heroes
:17:37. > :17:43.returned to England as champions. It came long after the Thomas Lipton
:17:44. > :17:55.Trophy. When the World Cup was stolen, the FA considered using this
:17:56. > :18:04.instead. So the famous images of players lifting the trophy would
:18:05. > :18:07.have been slightly different. As the 2014 World Cup begins in Brazil, can
:18:08. > :18:18.England win the trophy once again, just like those West Aucklanders did
:18:19. > :18:25.over a century ago? Everybody knows about the World Cup. I do not think
:18:26. > :18:30.they did a few years back. Everybody in the village knows about it now.
:18:31. > :18:33.That statue unveiled in 2013 stands proudly in the centre of West
:18:34. > :18:36.Auckland. It celebrates the success of the teams and the mining
:18:37. > :18:40.background of these history makers. In the beginnings of football, for a
:18:41. > :18:43.mining team to go out and take on great teams in the continent and
:18:44. > :18:53.beat them, you cannot describe how big that is in football history. It
:18:54. > :19:05.is a shame it is not more well`known. Now for a whole new
:19:06. > :19:10.angle on Brazil. As a preview we sent along the BBC's hexacopter
:19:11. > :19:14.team. For those not familiar with the term, the hexacopter is a radio
:19:15. > :21:07.controlled flying camera. This is their view of the World Cup host.
:21:08. > :21:10.MUSIC. A preview of some of the sites of Brazil 2014. That is it for
:21:11. > :21:40.this special World Cup edition of Reporters for this week. Good
:21:41. > :21:41.morning. There will be some warm sunshine over the