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Hello, I'm Ian Stone. Welcome to Handbreak Off, the Athletics Arsenal podcast.

Today, we're bringing you a bonus episode with

some of our favourite stories and questions so far from our new segment, Up Your Arsenal.

We'll be back with a regular podcast post-brighton, where we'll also reflect on tonight's

Carabelle Cup court final against Crystal Palace. Please keep the Up Your Arsenal submissions coming

if you'd like to be featured in

2026. Today, we're kicking things off in Brazil. My name is Rodrigo. I'm from Porto

Legre and I've been full in Arsenal for about six years now. I've always loved the

Premier League since the 2000s, but I never really had a team to support.

The funny part is, my cousin and I were always been really close because of football, but we support

rival clubs here in Brazil.

I'm Grahamiel, he seemed to, so we could never actually tee for the same team.

Then I think in 2019, two things happened at once.

Arsenal signed Gabriel Martinelli.

It's really promising Brazilian youngster, and they immediately called my eye.

And at the same time, my cousin spent three months studying in London and became an

Osno fan.

From that moment, Arsenal became the first club we could finally support together.

Now, even though we're far from UK, we built us a special

connection with the club and we talk about how much we love Gabriel Magallians. We sing together

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