Oh Rio how i miss you ... been really busy as of late working like a dog to save up for my next adventure :) I want to keep doing a recap of my trip with less words and more pics ... if you can't tell by the pic above i have become an official Brazilian and that all occurred thanks to the man the trophy for the big hockey tournament in Rio is named after . If you read the first recap there was a pic of my great friend Ge' and the Steiger Cup . The Steiger Cup is named after Maurice Steiger ! He had an extra ticket to go to see the Confederation Cup Final ... it is the warm up tournament for football/soccer's World Cup . The final was between Brazil and Spain which you would think would be an impossible ticket to get ? Maurice came through BIG TIME ! Maurice is in a wheel chair due to an accident he suffered while skiing in Switzerland , that doesn't slow this guy down at all LOL ! I had to mention that just to add that we had some really awesome seats with nobody in front of us we had the clearest view of the pitch :) Also we had a really cool time with all his friends drinking Prosecco ( or something like it ) in the parking lot before the game .... yes i got my face painted to become officially Brazilian . It was truly one of the greatest days of my trip , actually probably in my life as i am a huge fan of the sport . 
We drank a bunch of beer and swigged whiskey in the stands as we watched the visiting Spaniards get their ass' handed to them in a 3-0 win for Brazil . I have to admit that was probably the best display of team play that i have ever seen with big saves , great defensive play and amazing goals ... it was truly an amazing display for the sport . Yes i did get pretty drunk and so did most of the 73,000 other fans :) 
This event was just so huge i figured it should get a recap on its own . Have to give a shout out to Marcelo Santos as the extra ticket was his ... he is friends with Maurice . All of you guys/gals are awesome ! Hope to go watch a World Cup game with you all next year again ... BRASIL !!!!
Before i forget ... i also have to thank my friend Timo for paying for this ticket for me as a gift for organizing our trip for us ! Thanks buddy ... and to add to it i had to wear the Bayern Munich jersey so the guys could feel like they were there , if not for their request i would have worn my Aston Villa jersey . If you all didn't know i am a huge Aston Villa supporter and love the sport of football ... just not as much as i love Ice Hockey :)
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