I started studying Portuguese at the University of Birmingham when I was 18 and have been taught both the European and Brazilian variations. Here are the main jobs that I have carried out in the football translation world using Portuguese since 2014:
• I translated press conferences and interviews with Cristiano Ronaldo from Portuguese into both Spanish and English in 2014.
• During World Cup 2014, I translated press conferences with Carlos Queiroz and Phil Scolari as well as interviews with various Brazil fans into English.
• I translated a 16-minute interview with Maribor striker Marcos Tavares from Portuguese into English which was featured on Champions League Weekly on Sky Sports on Friday 12 September 2014.
• I translated a 20-minute interview with Monaco defender Ricardo Carvalho from Portuguese into English in September 2014.
• I translated an 18-minute interview with Portugal winger Nani from Portuguese into English in September 2014.
• I translated over 7 hours of interviews about Cristiano Ronaldo's early years with important figures such as Aurélio Pereira and Jorge Manuel Mendes into English at Sky Sports for Guillem Balagué's documentary The Making of Ronaldo in September/October 2014. The programme aired on Sky Sports in January 2015.
• I translated a 13-minute interview with Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro from Portuguese into English in March 2015.
• I translated a 54-minute interview with Brazilian journalist Edson Mauro from Portuguese into English in March 2015.
• I translated a 15-minute interview with Portugal defender Bruno Alves from Portuguese into English in March 2015.
• I translated a 10-minute interview with Dinamo Zagreb's Paulo Machado from Portuguese into English in September 2015.
• I translated tweets for Sevilla FC's official Twitter account from English and Spanish into Portuguese throughout the 2015-16 season.
• I translated a press conference with Portugal coach Fernando Santos in October 2015.
• I translated a 34-minute interview with Rivaldo from Portuguese into English in October 2015.
• I translated an interview for Arsenal's Double Club with Gabriel from Portuguese into English in March 2016. Watch it on here.
• I translated a 13-minute interview with Robinho from Portuguese into English in May 2016.
I also use my Portuguese for jobs outside the footballing world. Here are the most notable ones:
• I translated video interviews from English into Portuguese for Cognita for production company Sky Blue Films in summer 2015.