Research by the curator of the Scottish Football Museum at Hampden has revealed that the Brazilians were not introduced to football by Charles Miller, an Englishman, as most records state.
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New research reveals the Scottish dye worker who brought football to Brazil, 117 years ago exclusive
THE Scotsman who introduced football to Brazil has been identified as a dye worker from Busby, near Glasgow.
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