This week's guest is the BBC's South American football correspondent Tim Vickery and Tim has nominated Estadio São Januário, the home of Vasco de Gama, in Rio de Janeiro as his Ground Jewel.
Tim is a respected journalist, who has lived in Rio for 30 years. Every week he's one half of theWorld Football Phone-In on BBC 5 Live, as well as lending his considerable talents to the likes of ESPN, Sports Illustrated and Brazillian TV.
We discussed the historic importance of São Januário, it's unique design as well as Tim's personal memories of the ground, which you may be suprised to learn involved an altercation at gun point.
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Hosted by sports author James Dixon ('The Fix' & 'World in Union') the Ground Jewels podcast is dedicated to celebrating the deep connections individuals have with their favorite sports grounds.
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