Alan Brazil retired from football at the age of 27 due to injury. A fan of horse racing, in 2003, he formed the Alan Brazil Racing club based at Newmarket near to his home in Suffolk. In 2006, Brazil published a book co-written with Mike Perry.
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Brazil was a key player by the 1980-81 season when they won the UEFA Cup and finished runners-up in the league.
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Ipswich finished runner-up once more the following season, when Brazil scored 22 goals, making him the second-highest scorer in the First Division after Kevin Keegan.
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Brazil was a sports analyst for a breakfast TV station, GMTV in its early days. From April 2020, Brazil’s role at Talksport was altered with him hosting Talksport Breakfast two days a week on Thursdays and Fridays with Laura Woods becoming a host of the show from Monday to Wednesday with a statement from the station stressing that Brazil’s role at Talksport would be expanded.
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