Brazilian soccer stars suffer from foot-in-mouth disease

Our Brazilian intern, Marcel Chaves, has been sharing lots of stories around the office regarding the protests in Brazil.

It appears that some of the country's biggest soccer stars have not exactly come across as being on the side of people.

The demonstrations were been triggered by transit-fare increases, lack of public services, and concerns over government corruption.

Pelé, perhaps the greatest player who ever lived, reportedly said that people should forget about the protests.

Instead, he wanted the country to concentrate on the national soccer team because they're doing a really good job preparing for the World Cup.

It will be held in Brazil in 2014.

Ronaldo, another retired supersar, allegedly said, "We can't host a World Cup with hospitals. We need stadiums."

He's now a sports bureaucrat and television broadcaster who comments on soccer games.

We can only wait to see how Brazilians will react to hosting the Summer Olympics in 2016.