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'Tifosy' is a new fan funding platform designed to facilitate community based football projects. Their first campaign involves raising money for Brazilian children living in shanty towns so they can attend matches at the World Cup. Their latest project is raising money for the Portsmouth FC youth academy. Founder Fausto Zanetton and former Italian international footballer Gianluca Viali explain how it works and whether this marks a new era of fan engagement?

Room in Rio?
If you have watched the start of the World Cup it might have given you the sudden urge to head to Brazil, but even if you have an understanding boss the cost of accommodation might scupper your plans. However one organisation is offering board for less than $15 a night, but you do have to be prepared to stay in shanty towns known as 'favelas'. Jack Reynolds from Football Beyond Borders has been showing us around one of the homes available to stay at.

Braziliant!
How are Brazil so good at football, and have they always possessed the secret to soccer success? David Goldblatt author of Futebol Nation: The Story of Brazil Through Soccer, reveals all.

Le Mans
Jann Mardenborough used to be confined to computer games to get his motorsport kick. Now three years after winning a competition to find out the best computer racer, Jann is lining up for real at Le Mans! He explains about his move from video games to real life dream.

Malawi's Mwai
When Mwai Kumwenda moved from her village in Malawi to play netball in New Zealand it was not just the step up in competition she had to get used to. So busy were the roads she was scared to cross them, and it was the first time she had worn shoes. Now she hopes to inspire her country at the Commonwealth Games.

Divide and Rule
Cycling's 'Tour Divide' starts in Canada and competitors won't stop until they get to the Mexican border some 4500 kilometres south. An unsupported solo race, it demands so much more than simply being quick in the saddle, including avoiding being eaten by Grizzlies. We hear from South Africa鈥檚 Alex Harris who is a contender to win this remarkable race.

Wheel Progress
Afghanistan's national wheelchair basketball team have embarked on their first ever international tour. Many of the players suffered permanent injuries during Afghanistan's long conflict, and to travel abroad, representing their country, was a dream come true.

(Photo: Gianluca Vialli, former Italian international football player. Credit: Bloomberg /Getty Images)