We loved the bars and restaurants that our middle-class salaries could comfortably afford, the nice hotels on expense account, we loved how much the locals worshipped their football and we brushed aside those depressing lots of land clinging to the side of hills, containing people whose living standards in a country that is enjoying an economic boom are a continuing national disgrace. Dartmoor, Shetland and New Forest ponies, however, england kit are among the most adorable and beloved inhabitants of these isles. On a number of occasions in Rio, england football top Brazilian friends tried to explain that their country is really in crisis. The 25-year-old identified one particular group at the other end of the stadium for hurling the most abuse but said there was no sign of any more racism after the game.