Arsenal’s greatest ever football manager Arsene Wenger once described today’s guest as “never flashy or flamboyant, instead, he played with a calm precision that anchored the chaos around him”. And to be quite honest, this sums up exactly how the legendary Gilberto Silva is as a podcast guest too. 

In a welcome change of pace to the usual high energy Happy Hour guest eps, Gilberto oozes class and composure as he retells the story of his career. From quitting football at the age of 16 to look after his poorly mother, to watching his dad work 18 hour days on a sugarcane farm, Gilberto was destined to make a better future for his family. 

We’ve had Hollywood actors on Happy Hour. We’ve even had gold medal winning Olympians. But today might just top the lot as Jaack and Stevie sit across from a man who has lifted the greatest honour in football… the World Cup. 

Silva talks in-depth about the Brazil 2002 squad that he was an integral part of. The same squad that won the tournament in Japan/Korea that summer. He gives us his raw opinion on his iconic teammates such as Kaka, Cafu, Carlos, Ronaldinho, R9, Rivaldo and more, as well as sharing behind-the-scenes stories that’ll blow your mind. You’ll never guess what the Brazil squad were doing in the changing room just 15 minutes before the World Cup final… 

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